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[1] 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[2] – 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[3] and fully took over. Until the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1987,[4] 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,[5] 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.[6]

List of officeholders

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.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Term of office Party
(Coalition)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Elected
Took office Left office Time in office
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg • Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) • File:Emblem of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia.svg
Position not established (12 September 1974 – 15 September 1974)
– File:Aman andom.png Lieutenant general
Aman Mikael Andom
(1924–1974)
Acting Head of StateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 September 1974 17 November 1974
(Resigned)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Military —
– File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg Major
Mengistu Haile Mariam
(born 1937)
Acting Head of StateScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 November 1974 28 November 1974 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Military —
– File:Tafari Benti (cropped).gif Brigadier general
Tafari Benti
(1921–1977)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 November 1974 3 February 1977† Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Military —
– File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Mengistu Haile Mariam
(born 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3 February 1977 10 September 1987 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Military
COPWE
WPE 		—
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg • People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) • File:Emblem of the Peoples' Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.svg
1 File:Mengistu Haile Mariam 3.jpg Mengistu Haile Mariam
(born 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		10 September 1987 21 May 1991
(Resigned)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| WPE 1987
– File:Tesfaye Gebre Kidan.jpg Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
(1935–2004)
ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 May 1991 27 May 1991
(Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Independent —
Vacant during the fall of the Derg regime (27 May 1991 – 28 May 1991)
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg • Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) • File:Emblem of Transitional Government of Ethiopia.svg
– File:Meles Zenawi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg Meles Zenawi
(1955–2012)
InterimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 May 1991 21 August 1995 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| TPLF
(EPRDF)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		—
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • File:Emblem of Ethiopia.svg
– File:Meles Zenawi - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg Meles Zenawi
(1955–2012)
InterimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		21 August 1995 22 August 1995 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| TPLF
(EPRDF)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		–
2 File:Negasso Gidada.jpg Negasso Gidada
(1943–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22 August 1995 8 October 2001 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| ODP
(EPRDF)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1995
style="background:Template:Party color;"| IndependentTemplate:Efn
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
(1924–2018)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8 October 2001 7 October 2013 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Independent 2001
2007
4 File:Mulatu Teshome in Warsaw - 2018 (40792938585) (cropped).jpg Mulatu Teshome
(born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7 October 2013 25 October 2018 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| ODP
(EPRDF)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		2013
5 File:Sahle-Work Zewde in 2016.jpg Sahle-Work Zewde
(born 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25 October 2018 7 October 2024 Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Independent 2018
6 File:Taye Atske Selassie MFA Portrait.jpg Taye Atske Selassie
(born 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7 October 2024 Incumbent Template:Ayd style="background:Template:Party color;"| Independent 2024

Timeline

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See also

Notes

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References

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