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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.
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.
[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]
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 .
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 to 2024. The current president is Taye Atske Selassie since 7 October 2024.
Until the Ethiopian Revolution of 1974, the heads of state of Ethiopia were either emperors or regents. From the coup d'état of the Derg leading to the fall of the empire in September 1974 until March 1975, the Derg considered the crown prince Asfaw Wossen (later regnal name Amha Selassie ) as the king (not emperor) and the nominal head of ...
Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie: Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed: Preceded by: Field Marshal Birhanu Jula: Personal details; Born: Wag Hemra, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Military service; Allegiance Ethiopia: Branch Ethiopian Ground Forces: Rank: General: Conflict: Eritrean–Ethiopian War Tigray War War in Amhara
Sahle-Work Zewde Taye Atske Selassie: Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed: Preceded by: Ergoge Tesfaye: Minister of Peace; In office 16 October 2018 – 6 October 2021: President: Mulatu Teshome Sahle-Work Zewde: Prime Minister: Abiy Ahmed: Preceded by: Post established: Succeeded by: Binalf Andualem: Speaker of the House of People's Representatives; In ...