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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 Taye Atske Selassie, elected on 7 October 2024 by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g401e086no|title=Ethiopia president replaced after falling out with PM|date=2024-10-07|work=BBC News|access-date=2024-10-08|language=en-GB}}

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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! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Party
{{small|(Coalition)}}

! rowspan=2| Elected

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

bgcolor="lightgrey"

| colspan=9| 25px • Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) • 20px

colspan=9| Position not established (12 September 1974 – 15 September 1974)
style="background:#E6E6AA"

| –

| File:Aman andom.png

| Lieutenant general
Aman Mikael Andom
{{small|(1924–1974)
Acting Head of State}}

| 15 September 1974

| 17 November 1974
{{small|(Resigned)}}

| {{ayd|1974|09|15|1974|11|17}}

! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"|

| Military

| —

style="background:#E6E6AA"

| –

| File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg

| Major
Mengistu Haile Mariam
{{small|(born 1937)
Acting Head of State}}

| 17 November 1974

| 28 November 1974

| {{ayd|1974|11|17|1974|11|28}}

! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"|

| Military

| —

–

| 90px

| Brigadier general
Tafari Benti
{{small|(1921–1977)}}

| 28 November 1974

| 3 February 1977†

| {{ayd|1974|11|28|1977|02|03}}

! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"|

| Military

| —

–

| File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg

| Lieutenant colonel
Mengistu Haile Mariam
{{small|(born 1937)}}

| 3 February 1977

| 10 September 1987

| {{ayd|1977|02|03|1987|09|10}}

! style="background:{{party color|Military rule}};"|

| Military

COPWE
WPE

| —

bgcolor="lightgrey"

| colspan=9| 25px • People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • 20px

1

| File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg

| Mengistu Haile Mariam
{{small|(born 1937)}}

| 10 September 1987

| 21 May 1991
{{small|(Resigned)}}

| {{ayd|1987|09|10|1991|05|21}}

! style="background:{{party color|Workers' Party of Ethiopia}};"|

| WPE

| 1987

style="background:#E6E6AA"

| –

| File:Tesfaye Gebre Kidan.jpg

| Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
{{small|(1935–2004)
Acting}}

| 21 May 1991

| 27 May 1991
{{small|(Deposed)}}

| {{ayd|1991|05|21|1991|05|27}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| Independent

| —

colspan=9| Vacant during the fall of the Derg regime (27 May 1991 – 28 May 1991)
bgcolor="lightgrey"

| colspan=9| 25px • Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • 20px

–

| File:Meles Zenawi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg

| Meles Zenawi
{{small|(1955–2012)
Interim}}

| 28 May 1991

| 21 August 1995

| {{ayd|1991|05|28|1995|08|21}}

! style="background:{{party color|Tigray People's Liberation Front}};"|

| TPLF
{{small|(EPRDF)}}

| —

bgcolor="lightgrey"

| colspan=9| 25px • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • 20px

–

| File:Meles Zenawi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg

| Meles Zenawi
{{small|(1955–2012)
Interim}}

| 21 August 1995

| 22 August 1995

| {{ayd|1995|08|21|1995|08|22}}

! style="background:{{party color|Tigray People's Liberation Front}};"|

| TPLF
{{small|(EPRDF)}}

| –

rowspan=2| 2

| rowspan=2| File:Negasso Gidada.jpg

| rowspan=2| Negasso Gidada
{{small|(1943–2019)}}

| rowspan=2| 22 August 1995

| rowspan=2| 8 October 2001

| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1995|08|22|2001|10|08}}

! style="background:{{party color|Oromo Democratic Party}};"|

| ODP
{{small|(EPRDF)}}

| rowspan=2| 1995

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| Independent{{efn|Expelled from both the ODP party and the EPRDF coalition on 22 June 2001.[http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=22561 "ETHIOPIA: President expelled from ruling party"], IRIN, 25 June 2001.}}

3

| File:The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Agriculture, Shri Kantilal Bhuria with the President of Ethiopia, Mr. Girma Woldegiorgis during his visit to Ethiopia on November 08, 2006 (cropped).jpg

| Girma Wolde-Giorgis
{{small|(1924–2018)}}

| 8 October 2001

| 7 October 2013

| {{ayd|2001|10|08|2013|10|07}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| Independent

| 2001
2007

4

| File:Mulatu Teshome in Warsaw - 2018 (40792938585) (cropped).jpg

| Mulatu Teshome
{{small|(born 1957)}}

| 7 October 2013

| 25 October 2018

| {{ayd|2013|10|07|2018|10|25}}

! style="background:{{party color|Oromo Democratic Party}};"|

| ODP
{{small|(EPRDF)}}

| 2013

5

| File:Sahle-Work Zewde in 2016.jpg

| Sahle-Work Zewde
{{small|(born 1950)}}

| 25 October 2018

| 7 October 2024

| {{ayd|2018|10|25|2024|10|07}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| Independent

| 2018

6

| File:Taye Atske Selassie MFA Portrait.jpg

| Taye Atske Selassie
{{small|(born 1956)}}

| 7 October 2024

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|2024|10|7}}

! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"|

| Independent

| 2024

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See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ethiopia.html World Statesmen – Ethiopia]

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