List of presidents of Ethiopia

This is a list of Presidents of Ethiopia. Since the 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 Mulatu Teshome, elected in 2013.

The list also includes Chairmen of the Derg, which acted as heads of state of Ethiopia between 1974 and 1987.

List

Name		Portrait	Birth–Death	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party (Coalition)
• Derg (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) (1974–1987) •
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 1	Aman Mikael Andom		1924–1974	—	12 September 1974	17 November 1974 (Resigned)	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| —	Mengistu Haile Mariam Acting Chairman		1937–	—	17 November 1974	28 November 1974	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 2	Tafari Benti		1921–1977	—	28 November 1974	3 February 1977 (Assassinated)	Military
style="background:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 3	Mengistu Haile Mariam		1937–	—	3 February 1977	10 September 1987	Military / Workers' Party of Ethiopia
• People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–1991) •
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Ethiopia/meta/color; color:white;"| 1	Mengistu Haile Mariam		1937–	1987	10 September 1987	21 May 1991 (Resigned)	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Ethiopia/meta/color; color:white;"| —	Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Acting President		1935–2004	—	21 May 1991	28 May 1991 (Deposed)	Workers' Party of Ethiopia
• Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–1995) •
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| —	Meles Zenawi Acting President		1955–2012	—	28 May 1991	22 August 1995	Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
• Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1995–present) •
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 4	Negasso Gidada		1943–	1995	22 August 1995	8 October 2001	Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 5	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	File:President+girma woldegorgis.jpg	1924–	2001 2007	8 October 2001	7 October 2013	Independent (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)
style="background:Template:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 6	Mulatu Teshome		1955/56–	2013	7 October 2013	Incumbent (mandate expires on 7 October 2019)	Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front)

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

External links

• World Statesmen - Ethiopia