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This is a list of heads of government of Ethiopia since the formation of the post of Chief Minister of the Ethiopian Empire in 1909 (renamed to Prime Minister in 1943). Since 1909, there have been 3 chief ministers and 11 prime ministers and one was both chief minister and prime minister, making a total of 15 persons being or having been head of government.
Ras Abebe Aregai (Amharic: አበበ አረጋይ; 18 August 1903 [1] – 17 December 1960) was an Ethiopian military commander who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 27 November 1957 until his death.
December 13 - While Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was visiting Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard staged a coup d'etat, taking many of the Imperial staff hostage, including Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, who was proclaimed as King (rather than Emperor). The coup failed within a few days, and Haile Selassie reigned as emperor until another coup in ...
The prime minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and chief executive of Ethiopia. ... who was assassinated during the failed 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt.
Ethiopia . Ethiopian Empire (complete list) ... Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime minister (1960–1964) Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Prime minister (1964–1967)
The 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt (Amharic: የታህሳሱ ግርግር) [2] was a failed coup d'état perpetrated against Emperor Haile Selassie on 13 December 1960 by the Council of the Revolution, a cabal of four conspirators led by brothers Germame Neway and Brigadier General Mengistu Neway, commander of the Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Guard), that sought to overthrow the Emperor during a state ...
The former foreign secretary said there was a ‘genocide happening in Tigray’ on Abiy Ahmed’s watch.
Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie, CBE (Amharic: ዕምሩ ኀይለ ሥላሴ; 23 November 1892 – 15 August 1980) was an Ethiopian noble, soldier, and diplomat. He served as acting Prime Minister for three days in 1960 during a coup d'état and assassination of Prime Minister Abebe Aregai. Imru was the cousin of Emperor Haile Selassie.