List of Presidents of Ethiopia
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This is a list of Presidents of Ethiopia since the abolition of the monarchy in 1974, to the present day.
A total of four people have served as President of Ethiopia (not counting three Chairmen of the Derg and two Acting Presidents).
Contents
Presidents of Ethiopia
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
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Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia)
- Status
Denotes Acting Chairman
| Chairman | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
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Aman Mikael Andom (1924–1974) |
12 September 1974 | 17 November 1974 (Resigned) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Military |
| — |  |
Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937–) |
17 November 1974 | 28 November 1974 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Military |
| 2 | 70px | Tafari Benti (1921–1977) |
28 November 1974 | 3 February 1977 (Assassinated) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Military |
| 3 | |
Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937–) |
3 February 1977 | 10 September 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Military / Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Status
Denotes Acting President
| President | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
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Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937–) |
10 September 1987 | 21 May 1991 (Resigned) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
| — |  |
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935–2004) |
21 May 1991 | 28 May 1991 (Deposed) |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
Transitional Government of Ethiopia
- Status
Denotes Acting President
| President | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
| — |  |
Meles Zenawi (1955–2012) |
28 May 1991 | 22 August 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
| President | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
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| № | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | |
| 4 | |
Negasso Gidada (1943–) |
22 August 1995 | 8 October 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)[1] |
| 5 |  |
Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924–) |
8 October 2001 | 7 October 2013 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Independent (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) |
| 6 |  |
Mulatu Teshome (1955/56–) |
7 October 2013 | Incumbent | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) |
Footnotes
See also
External links
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Presidents of Ethiopia
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| People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991), Presidents |
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| Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995), Acting President |
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| Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (since 1995), Presidents |
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