Ethiopia

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The Ethiopian presidency is largely a symbolic office with little power. Most of the power is vested in the hands of the Prime Minister. Presidents serve six-year terms.

Contents 1 Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council of Ethiopia (Derg, 1974-1987) 2 Presidents of Ethiopia (1987-Present) 3 Affiliations:- 4 See also

[edit] Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council of Ethiopia (Derg, 1974-1987)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Government of the Provisional Military Administrative Council (Derg)
12 September 1974 to 17 November 1974	Aman Mikael Andom, Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council	Mil
17 November 1974 to 28 November 1974	Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council	Mil	1st Term
28 November 1974 to 3 February 1977	Tafari Benti, Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council	Mil
11 February 1977 to 10 September 1987	Mengistu Haile Mariam, Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council	Mil/EWP	2nd Term

[edit] Presidents of Ethiopia (1987-Present)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
10 September 1987 to 21 May 1991	Mengistu Haile Mariam, President	EWP
21 May 1991 to 27 May 1991	Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, acting President	EWP
Ethiopia  (Ityop’iya)
27 May 1991 to 28 May 1991	Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, acting President	EWP
28 May 1991 to 22 August 1995	Meles Zenawi, interim President	TPLF/EPRDF
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia  (Ityop’iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik)
22 August 1995 to 8 October 2001	Negasso Gidada, President	OPDO
8 October 2001 to present	Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President	EPRDF	Re-elected in 2007

[edit] Affiliations:-

AAPO	All-Amhara People's Organisation
EPRDF	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
OPDO	Oromo People's Democratic Organization    Oromo regionalist
TPLF	Tigrayan People's Liberation Front    Tigray regionalist
EPRP	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party    socialist, 1974-1991
EWP	Workers' Party of Ethiopia    Communist Party - only legal party 1984-1990, renounced Marxist-Leninism 7 March 1990
MEISON	All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement    1976-1991, socialist, only legal party 1976-1978
WSLF	Western Somali Liberation Front    Ogaden regionalist, Somali separatist 1974-1989
n-p	non-partisan

[edit] See also

• Emperor of Ethiopia
• List of Emperors of Ethiopia
• Heads of government of Ethiopia
• Rulers of Ethiopia