President of Ethiopia
Head of state of Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Head of state of Ethiopia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of Ethiopia, officially the President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia. The position is largely a ceremonial one. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. The current president is Sahle-Work Zewde, who took office on 25 October 2018.
President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
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Residence | National Palace, Addis Ababa |
Term length | Six years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
Formation | 10 September 1987 |
Presidents are elected by the House of Peoples' Representatives for six years, with a two-term limit.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party (Coalition) |
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Lieutenant general Aman Mikael Andom (1924–1974) De facto President of Ethiopia |
15 September 1974 | 17 November 1974 (Resigned) |
63 days | Military | |
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Major Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto Acting President of Ethiopia |
17 November 1974 | 28 November 1974 | 11 days | Military | — |
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Brigadier general Tafari Benti (1921-1977) De facto President of Ethiopia |
28 November 1974 | 3 February 1977† | 2 years, 67 days | Military | — |
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Lieutenant colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto President of Ethiopia |
3 February 1977 | 10 September 1987 | 10 years, 219 days | Military | — |
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Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) |
10 September 1987 | 21 May 1991 (Resigned) |
3 years, 253 days | WPE | 1987 |
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Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935–2004) Acting President of Ethiopia |
21 May 1991 | 27 May 1991 (Deposed) |
6 days | WPE | — |
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Meles Zenawi (1955–2012) President of Ethiopia |
28 May 1991 | 22 August 1995 | 4 years, 86 days | TPLF (EPRDF) |
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1 | Negasso Gidada (1943–2019) |
22 August 1995 | 8 October 2001 | 6 years, 47 days | ODP (EPRDF) Independent[lower-alpha 1] |
1995 | |
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Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924–2018) |
8 October 2001 | 7 October 2013 | 11 years, 364 days | Independent | 2001 2007 |
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Mulatu Teshome (born 1957) |
7 October 2013 | 25 October 2018 | 5 years, 18 days | ODP (EPRDF) |
2013 |
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Sahle-Work Zewde (born 1950) |
25 October 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 304 days | Independent | 2018 |
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