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Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018.
On 7 October 2024, he was suddenly appointed as President of Ethiopia, succeeding Sahle-Work Zewde, whose term ended amid speculation and public debate. Taye’s appointment came at a critical time for Ethiopia, with significant challenges in international relations and internal conflicts. [11] [12]
[1] [2] It was the fifth presidential election of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to elect its fourth president. [3] Diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde was elected without contest to a six-year term, becoming Ethiopia's first non-royal female head of state [4] [5] and the first female head of state since the death of Empress Zewditu in 1930. [1]
A presidential election was held in Ethiopia on 7 October 2024 to elect its next president. [1]Diplomat and outgoing minister of foreign affairs Taye Atske Selassie was elected without contest to a six-year term amid tensions between former president Sahle-Work Zewde and prime minister Abiy Ahmed.
Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the former president of Madagascar, sits astride a horse in one painting. In another, the president of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde, stands contemplatively, while over her ...
However, the president presides as a ceremonial commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian Armed Forces. The first president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was Negasso Gidada, who served from 1995 to 2001. Sahle-Work Zewde was the first female president who had served from 2018
Sahle-Work Zewde Ethiopia: President: 25 October 2018: 7 October 2024: 5 years, 348 days Head of state Salome Zourabichvili Georgia: President: 16 December 2018: 29 December 2024: 6 years, 13 days Head of state Brigitte Bierlein Austria: Chancellor: 3 June 2019: 7 January 2020: 218 days Head of government Executive Maia Sandu Moldova: Prime ...
On October 25, 2018, Sahle-Work Zewde was chosen to lead the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia as its fifth and first female president. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988, she started her career in the Ministry of Education.