List_of_Presidents_of_Ethiopia

List of presidents of Ethiopia

List of presidents of Ethiopia

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This is a list of presidents of Ethiopia, and also a list of heads of state after the fall of the Ethiopian Empire in 1974.

Until the Ethiopian Revolution of 1974, the heads of state of Ethiopia were either emperors or regents. From the coup d'état of the Derg leading to the fall of the empire in September 1974 until March 1975, the Derg considered the crown prince Asfaw Wossen (later regnal name Amha Selassie) as the king (not emperor) and the nominal head of state – which the crown prince refused to accept. During this time, the chairmen of the Derg, the leaders of the Derg, were to be considered as acting heads of state. On 21 March 1975, the Derg military junta abolished the monarchy and fully took over. Until the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1987, still dominated by Derg figures, chairmen of the Derg have to be considered heads of state – but not presidents. After the fall of the Derg and the establishment of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia in 1991, the first immediate president (Meles Zenawi) has to be considered an Interim President.

Since the formal establishment of the office of president in 1987, there have been 6 official presidents. The president is the head of state of Ethiopia. The current president is Sahle-Work Zewde, who is also the first female president of Ethiopia, elected on 25 October 2018 by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly.[1][2]

List

In the list, the chairmen of the Derg are considered to be heads of state – but are not considered to be president. Consequently, the numbering starts with the first establishment of the office of the president of Ethiopia in 1987.

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Timeline

Sahle-Work ZewdeMulatu TeshomeGirma Wolde-GiorgisNegasso GidadaMeles ZenawiTesfaye Gebre KidanTafari BentiMengistu Haile MariamAman Andom

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Notes

  1. Expelled from both the ODP party and the EPRDF coalition on 22 June 2001.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ethiopia gets first female president". BBC News. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. [2]
    Adebayo, Bukola. "Ethiopia appoints its first female president". CNN. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. [3]
    "ETHIOPIA: President expelled from ruling party", IRIN, 25 June 2001.
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