List of heads of state of Ethiopia since 1974
This page shows a list of the heads of state (presidents and heads of state) of Ethiopia since 1974.
Term of office | Officiating and office | Political party | Remarks |
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Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army (Derg) | |||
September 12, 1974 to November 17, 1974 |
Aman Mikael Andom , Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army | none (military junta) | |
November 17, 1974 to November 28, 1974 |
Mengistu Haile Mariam , Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army | no | 1st term of office |
November 28, 1974 to February 3, 1977 |
Tafari Benti , Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army | no | |
February 11, 1977 to September 10, 1987 |
Mengistu Haile Mariam , Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army | EWP | 2nd term of office |
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |||
September 10, 1987 to May 21, 1991 |
Mengistu Haile Mariam , President | EWP | |
May 21, 1991 to May 27, 1991 |
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan , Executive President | EWP | |
Ethiopia (Ityop'iya) | |||
May 27, 1991 to May 28, 1991 |
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan , Executive President | EWP | |
May 28, 1991 to August 22, 1995 |
Meles Zenawi , interim president | TPLF ( EPRDF ) |
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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik) | |||
August 22, 1995 to October 8, 2001 |
Negasso Gidada , President | OPDO (EPRDF) |
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October 8, 2001 to October 7, 2013 |
Girma Wolde-Giorgis , President | EPRDF | Re-elected in 2007 |
October 7, 2013 to October 25, 2018 |
Mulatu Teschome , President | ||
October 25, 2018 to date |
Sahle-Work Zewde , President | First woman in office |