President Of Ethiopia: Oromiya
The President of Ethiopia, officially the President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia is the head of state of Ethiopia.
The position is largely a ceremonial one. The executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. The current president is Sahle-Work Zewde, who took office on 25 October 2018.
| President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | |
|---|---|
 Coat of Arms | |
| Residence | National Palace, Addis Ababa |
| Term length | Six years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Formation | 10 September 1987 |
Presidents are elected by the House of Peoples' Representatives for six years, with a two-term limit.
List of presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party (Coalition) | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
.svg) • Chairman of Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (Derg) (1974–1987) •  | |||||||
| 1 |  | Lieutenant general Aman Mikael Andom (1924–1974) De facto President of Ethiopia | 15 September 1974 | 17 November 1974 (Resigned) | 63 days | Military | |
| – |  | Major Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto Acting President of Ethiopia | 17 November 1974 | 28 November 1974 | 11 days | Military | — |
| 2 | .gif) | Brigadier general Tafari Benti (1921-1977) De facto President of Ethiopia | 28 November 1974 | 3 February 1977† | 2 years, 67 days | Military | — |
| 3 | | Lieutenant colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) De facto President of Ethiopia | 3 February 1977 | 10 September 1987 | 10 years, 219 days | Military | — |
.svg) • President of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) •  | |||||||
| 1 | | Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) | 10 September 1987 | 21 May 1991 (Resigned) | 3 years, 253 days | WPE | 1987 |
| – |  | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1935–2004) Acting President of Ethiopia | 21 May 1991 | 27 May 1991 (Deposed) | 6 days | WPE | — |
.svg) • President of Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •  | |||||||
| – |  | Meles Zenawi (1955–2012) President of Ethiopia | 28 May 1991 | 22 August 1995 | 4 years, 86 days | TPLF (EPRDF) | — |
 • President of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) • | |||||||
| 1 | Negasso Gidada (1943–2019) | 22 August 1995 | 8 October 2001 | 6 years, 47 days | ODP (EPRDF) Independent | 1995 | |
| 2 | .jpg) | Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924–2018) | 8 October 2001 | 7 October 2013 | 11 years, 364 days | Independent | 2001 2007 |
| 3 | _(cropped).jpg) | Mulatu Teshome (born 1957) | 7 October 2013 | 25 October 2018 | 5 years, 18 days | ODP (EPRDF) | 2013 |
| 4 |  | Sahle-Work Zewde (born 1950) | 25 October 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 157 days | Independent | 2018 |
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