List of presidents of Ethiopia

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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> – 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and fully took over. Until the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1987,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party Template:Small		Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
• Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) •
Position not established (12 September 1974 – 15 September 1974)
–		Lieutenant general Aman Mikael Andom Template:Small	15 September 1974	17 November 1974 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Military	—
–		Major Mengistu Haile Mariam Template:Small	17 November 1974	28 November 1974	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Military	—
–		Brigadier general Tafari Benti Template:Small	28 November 1974	3 February 1977†	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Military	—
–		Lieutenant colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam Template:Small	3 February 1977	10 September 1987	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Military COPWE WPE	—
• People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) •
1		Mengistu Haile Mariam Template:Small	10 September 1987	21 May 1991 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	WPE	1987
–		Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Template:Small	21 May 1991	27 May 1991 Template:Small	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	—
Vacant during the fall of the Derg regime (27 May 1991 – 28 May 1991)
• Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
–		Meles Zenawi Template:Small	28 May 1991	21 August 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	TPLF Template:Small	—
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
–		Meles Zenawi Template:Small	21 August 1995	22 August 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	TPLF Template:Small	–
2		Negasso Gidada Template:Small	22 August 1995	8 October 2001	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	ODP Template:Small	1995
						style="background:Template:Party color;"|	IndependentTemplate:Efn
3		Girma Wolde-Giorgis Template:Small	8 October 2001	7 October 2013	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	2001 2007
4		Mulatu Teshome Template:Small	7 October 2013	25 October 2018	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	ODP Template:Small	2013
5		Sahle-Work Zewde Template:Small	25 October 2018	7 October 2024	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	2018
6		Taye Atske Selassie Template:Small	7 October 2024	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	2024

Timeline

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 from: 17/11/1974 till: 28/11/1974 color:mil
 from: 03/02/1977 till: 17/12/1979 color:mil
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 from: 12/09/1984 till: 21/05/1991 color:wpe       text:"Mengistu Haile Mariam"
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 from: 07/10/2024 till: $today     color:ind       text:"Taye Atske Selassie"

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See also

• Emperor of Ethiopia
  • List of emperors of Ethiopia
• President of Ethiopia
• Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  • List of heads of government of Ethiopia
• Rulers of Ethiopia
• Vice President of Ethiopia

External links

• World Statesmen – Ethiopia