Rulers and heads of state of Ethiopia
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The following is a list of '''rulers and heads of state of Ethiopia''' since the [[Zagwe dynasty]]. [[Kings of Axum]] and [[Dʿmt]] are listed separately due to numerous gaps and large flexibility in chronology.
(Names in ''italics'' indicate rulers who were usurpers or not widely recognized)
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|colspan="4"|'''[[Zagwe dynasty]]''' ([[9th century|9th]]/[[10th century]] - [[1270]]
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|colspan="4"|''There is no current consensus on the precise terms of the rulers of the Zagwe dynasty''.
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|<small> || '''[[Mara Takla Haymanot]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> || '''[[Tatadim]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Jan Seyum]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Germa Seyum]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Yemrehana Krestos]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Kedus Harbe]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small>[[1189]] to [[1229]]||'''[[Gebre Mesqel Lalibela]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Na'akueto La'ab]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||'''[[Yetbarak]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||''[[Mairari]]'' || ||<small>
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|<small> ||''[[Harbai]]'' || ||<small>
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|colspan="4"|'''[[Solomonic dynasty]]'''
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|<small>[[1270]] to [[1285]]|| '''[[Yekuno Amlak of Ethiopia|Yekuno Amlak]]''' || Tasfa Iyasus ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1285]] to [[1294]]|| '''[[Yagbe'u Seyon of Ethiopia|Yagbe'u Seyon]]''' || '''Salomon I''' ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1294]] to [[1295]]|| '''[[Sons of Yagbe'u Seyon|Senfa Ared IV]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1295]] to [[1296]]|| '''[[Sons of Yagbe'u Seyon|Hezba Asgad]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1296]] to [[1297]]|| '''[[Sons of Yagbe'u Seyon|Qedma Asgad]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1297]] to [[1298]]|| '''[[Sons of Yagbe'u Seyon|Jin Asgad]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1298]] to [[1299]]|| '''[[Sons of Yagbe'u Seyon|Saba Asgad]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1299]] to [[1314]]|| '''[[Wedem Arad]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1314]] to [[1344]]|| '''[[Amda Seyon I]]''' || Gabra Masqal I ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1344]] to [[1372]]|| '''[[Newaya Krestos]]''' || Sayfa Ar`ed ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1372]] to [[1382]]|| '''[[Newaya Maryam]]''' || Wedem Asfare; ''or''<br> Gemma Asfare || <small>
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|<small>[[1382]] to [[1413]]|| '''[[Dawit I of Ethiopia|Dawit I]]''' || ||<small>
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|<small>[[1413]] to [[1414]]|| '''[[Tewodros I of Ethiopia|Tewodros I]]''' || Walda Ambasa ||<small> Ruled 9 months
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|<small>[[1414]] to [[1429]]|| '''[[Yeshaq I of Ethiopia|Yeshaq I]]''' <br>(Isaac)|| Gabra Masqal II ||<small>
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|<small>[[1429]] to [[1430]]|| '''[[Andreyas]]''' <br>(Andrew) || ||<small>Ruled 4 or 6 months.
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|<small>[[1430]] to [[1433]]|| '''[[Takla Maryam]]''' || Hezba Nan ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1433]] || '''[[Sarwe Iyasus]]''' || Mehreka Nan ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1433]] to [[1434]]|| '''[[Amda Iyasus]]''' || Badel Nan ||<small>Ruled 8 months.
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|<small>[[1434]] to [[1468]]|| '''[[Zara Yaqob]]''' || Kuestantinos I <br>(Constantine I) ||<small> Dating becomes certain here
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1468]] to [[1478]]|| '''[[Baeda Maryam of Ethiopia|Baeda Maryam I]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1478]] to [[1494]]|| '''[[Eskender]]''' || '''Constantine II''' ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1494]] || '''[[Amda Seyon II]]''' || ||<small>Ruled 6 or 7 months.
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1494]] to [[1508]]|| '''[[Na'od]]''' || ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1508]] to [[1540]]|| '''[[Dawit II of Ethiopia|Dawit II]]'''<br>(David II)|| '''Lebna Dengel''' ||<small>
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|<small>[[September 3]], [[1540]] to [[March 23]], [[1559]]|| '''[[Gelawdewos of Ethiopia|Gelawdewos]]'''<br>(Claudius)|| Asnaf Sagad I || <small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1559]] to [[1563]]|| '''[[Menas of Ethiopia|Menas]]'''|| Admas Sagad I || <small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1563]] to [[1597]]|| '''[[Sarsa Dengel]]''' || Malak Sagad I || <small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1597]] to [[1603]]|| '''[[Yaqob of Ethiopia|Yaqob]]'''<br>(Jacob)|| Malak Sagad II ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1603]] to [[1604]]|| '''[[Za Dengel]]''' || Asnaf Sagad II ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1604]] to [[1606]]|| '''[[Yaqob of Ethiopia|Yaqob]]''' <br>(Jacob)|| Malak Sagad II ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1606]] to [[1632]]|| '''[[Susenyos of Ethiopia|Susenyos]]''' || Malak Sagad III ||<small> Crowned [[March 18]], [[1608]]
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|<small>[[1632]] to [[1667]]|| '''[[Fasilides of Ethiopia|Fasilides]]''' <br>(Basilides)|| `Alam Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1667]] to [[1682]]|| '''[[Yohannes I of Ethiopia|Yohannes I]]''' <br>(John I)|| A'ilaf Sagad ||<small>
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|<small>[[19 July]] [[1682]] to<br> [[13 October]] [[1706]]|| '''[[Iyasu I of Ethiopia|Iyasu I]]''' <br>(Iyasu the Great)|| Adyam Sagad II ||<small>
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|<small>[[1685]]||''[[Yeshaq Iyasu]] ?''|| ||<small>A rebel
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|<small>[[27 March]] [[1706]] to<br> [[30 June]] [[1708]] || '''[[Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia|Tekle Haymanot I]]''' || Le`al Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>September [[1707]] ||''[[Amda Seyon (usurper)|Amda Seyon]]''|| ||<small>A rebel
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|<small>[[1 July]] [[1708]] to<br> [[14 October]] [[1711]]|| '''[[Tewoflos of Ethiopia|Tewoflos]]''' <br>(Theophilus) || Walda Ambasa ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1709]] to July [[1710]]||''[[Nebahne Yohannes]]''|| ||<small>A rebel
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|<small>[[14 October]] [[1711]] to [[19 February]] [[1716]]|| '''[[Yostos of Ethiopia|Yostos]]''' <br>(Justus)|| Sahay Sagad ||<small> Not of the Solomonic dynasty; overthrew Tewoflos.
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[8 February]] [[1716]] to [[18 May]] [[1721]] || '''[[Dawit III of Ethiopia|Dawit III]]''' || Adabar Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 May]] [[1721]] to [[1730]]|| '''[[Bakaffa]]''' || Asma Sagad ''or'' <br>Masih Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[19 September]] [[1730]] to [[26 June]] [[1755]]|| '''[[Iyasu II of Ethiopia|Iyasu II]]''' <br>(Joshua II)|| `Alem Sagad || <small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1736]] to [[1737]]||''[[Atse Hezqeyas|Hezqeyas]]''|| ||<small>A rebel
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|colspan="4"|'''[[Zemene Mesafint]] (Era of the Princes)'''
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|<small>[[26 June]] [[1755]] to<br> [[7 May]] [[1769]]|| '''[[Iyoas I of Ethiopia|Iyoas]]''' <br>(Joas)|| Adyam Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[7 May]] to<br> [[18 October]] [[1769]]||'''[[Yohannes II of Ethiopia|Yohannes II]]'''<br>(John II)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 October]] [[1769]] to June [[1770]]||'''[[Tekle Haymanot II of Ethiopia|Tekle Haymanot II ]]'''|| Admas Sagad III ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>June to December [[1770]]||'''[[Susenyos II of Ethiopia|Susenyos II]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 October]] [[1769]] to [[13 April]] [[1777]]||'''[[Tekle Haymanot II of Ethiopia|Tekle Haymanot II]]'''|| Admas Sagad III ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[13 April]] [[1777]] to [[20 July]] [[1779]]||'''[[Salomon II of Ethiopia|Salomon II]]'''<br>(Solomon II)|| ||<small>
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|<small>[[20 July]] [[1779]] to [[8 February]] [[1784]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[16 February]] [[1784]] to [[24 April]] [[1788]]||'''[[Iyasu III of Ethiopia|Iyasu III]]'''<br>(Joshua III)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1787]] to [[1788]]||''[[Atse Iyasu|Iyasu]]''|| ||<small>In opposition to Iyasu III
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|<small>[[1787]] to [[1788]]||''[[Atse Baeda Maryam|Baeda Maryam]]''|| ||<small>In opposition to Iyasu III
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>February [[1788]] to [[1789]]||''[[Tekle Haymanot of Gondar|Tekle Haymanot]]''|| ||<small>In opposition to Iyasu III
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[24 April]] [[1788]] to [[26 July]] [[1789]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[26 July]] [[1789]] to January [[1794]]||'''[[Hezqeyas of Ethiopia|Hezqeyas]]'''<br>(Hezekiah)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>January [[1794]] to [[15 April]] [[1795]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[15 April]] to December [[1795]]||'''[[Baeda Maryam II of Ethiopia|Baeda Maryam II]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>December [[1795]] to [[20 May]] [[1796]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[20 May]] [[1796]] to [[15 July]] [[1797]]||'''[[Salomon III of Ethiopia|Salomon III]]'''<br>(Solomon III)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 August]] [[1797]] to [[4 January]] [[1798]]||'''[[Yonas of Ethiopia|Yonas]]'''<br>(Jonah)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[4 January]] [[1798]] to [[20 May]] [[1799]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[20 May]] [[1799]] to [[July 15]], 1799||'''[[Salomon III of Ethiopia|Salomon III]]'''<br>(Solomon III)|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[July 25]], [[1799]] to [[24 March]] [[1800]]||'''[[Demetros of Ethiopia|Demetros]]'''<br>(Demetrius)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[24 March]] to June [[1800]]||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis]]'''|| Feqr Sagad ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>June [[1800]] to June [[1801]]||'''[[Demetros of Ethiopia|Demetros]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>June [[1801]] to [[3 June]] [[1818]]||'''[[Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia|Egwale Seyon]]'''|| Newaya Sagad ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[19 June]] [[1818]] to [[3 June]] [[1821]]||'''[[Iyoas II of Ethiopia|Iyoas II]]'''<br>(Joas II)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[3 June]] [[1821]] to April [[1826]]||'''[[Gigar of Ethiopia|Gigar]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>April [[1826]]||'''[[Baeda Maryam III of Ethiopia|Baeda Maryam III]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>April [[1826]] to [[18 June]] [[1830]]||'''[[Gigar of Ethiopia|Gigar]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 June]] [[1830]] to [[18 March]] [[1832]]||'''[[Iyasu IV of Ethiopia|Iyasu IV]]'''<br>(Joshua IV)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[18 March]] [[1832]] to 1832||'''[[Gebre Krestos of Ethiopia|Gebre Krestos]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1832]]||'''[[Sahle Dengel of Ethiopia|Sahla Dengel]]'''|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1832]] to [[8 June]] 1832||'''[[Gebre Krestos of Ethiopia|Gebre Krestos]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>October [[1832]] to [[29 August]] [[1840]]||'''[[Sahle Dengel of Ethiopia|Sahla Dengel]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1832]]||''[[Egwale Anbesa]]''|| ||<small>A rebel
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[30 August]] [[1840]] to October [[1841]]||'''[[Yohannes III of Ethiopia|Yohannes III]]'''<br>(John III)|| ||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>October [[1841]] to [[1845]]||'''[[Sahle Dengel of Ethiopia|Sahle Dengel]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1845]]||'''[[Yohannes III of Ethiopia|Yohannes III]]'''<br>(John III)|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1845]] to [[1850]]||'''[[Sahle Dengel of Ethiopia|Sahle Dengel]]''' || ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1850]] to [[1851]]||'''[[Yohannes III of Ethiopia|Yohannes III]]'''<br>(John III)|| ||<small>Restored
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[1851]] to [[11 February]] [[1855]]||'''[[Sahle Dengel of Ethiopia|Sahle Dengel]]'''|| ||<small>Restored
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|colspan="4"|'''Tewodros Dynasty'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[9 February]] [[1855]] to [[13 April]] [[1868]]|| Kassa Hailu ||'''[[Tewodros II of Ethiopia|Tewodros II]]'''<br>(Theodore II)||<small>
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|colspan="4"|'''Zagwe Dynasty'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[11 June]] [[1868]] to [[11 July]] [[1871]]|| Wagshum Gobeze ||'''[[Tekle Giyorgis II of Ethiopia|Tekle Giyorgis II]]'''||<small>
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|colspan="4"|'''Tigray Dynasty'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[11 July]] [[1871]] to [[9 March]] [[1889]]|| Kassa Mercha ||'''[[Yohannes IV of Ethiopia|Yohannes IV]]'''<br>(John IV)||<small>
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|colspan="4"|'''Solomonic Dynasty'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[9 March]] [[1889]] to [[12 December]] [[1913]]|| Sahle Maryam || '''[[Menelik II of Ethiopia|Menelik II]]'''||<small>King of [[Shewa]] before becoming Emperor
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[12 December]] [[1913]] to [[27 September]] [[1916]]|| Lij Kifle Yaqub ||'''[[Iyasu V of Ethiopia|Iyasu V]]'''<br>(Joshua V)||<small>Never crowned; deposed by nobles with the sanction of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[27 September]] [[1916]] to [[2 April]] [[1930]]|| Askala Maryam ||'''[[Zauditu of Ethiopia|Zauditu]]''', <small>Empress||♀
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[2 April]] [[1930]] to [[2 May]] [[1936]]|| Tafari Makonnen ||Emperor '''[[Haile Selassie of Ethiopia|Haile Selassie]]''' ||<small>Crowned [[2 November]] [[1930]]
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|colspan="4"|'''Italian occupation'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[9 May]] [[1936]] to [[5 May]] [[1941]]||'''[[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]], '''<small>Claimed title "Emperor of Ethiopia"|| ||<small>Almost universally unrecognized. Renounced title in 1943.
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|colspan="3"|'''Solomonic Dynasty'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[5 May]] [[1941]] to [[12 September]] [[1974]]|| Tafari Mekonnen ||'''[[Haile Selassie of Ethiopia|Haile Selassie]]''' ||<small>Restored; later deposed by the [[Derg]]
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[12 September]] [[1974]] to [[17 February]] [[1997]]||Asfa Wossen|| '''[[Amha Selassie]]''' ||<small>Designated by the Derg, did not take office (''Proclaimed Emperor-in-Exile April 1989, died February 1997'')
|}
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|- align=left
! width="15%"|Tenure
! width="25%"|Incumbent
! width="5%"|[[#Affiliations:-|Affiliation]]
! width="15%"|Notes
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|'''Government of the Provisional Military Administrative Council ([[Derg]])'''
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|<small>[[12 September]] [[1974]] to [[17 November]] [[1974]]||'''[[Aman Mikael Andom]]''', <small>Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council||<small>Mil||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[17 November]] [[1974]] to [[28 November]] [[1974]]||'''[[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]''', <small>Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council||<small>Mil||<small>1st Term
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[28 November]] [[1974]] to [[3 February]] [[1977]]||'''[[Tafari Benti]]''', <small>Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council||<small>Mil||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[11 February]] [[1977]] to ''[[10 September]] [[1987]]''||'''[[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]''', <small>Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council||<small>Mil/EWP||<small>2nd Term
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=left
! width="15%"|Tenure
! width="25%"|Incumbent
! width="5%"|[[#Affiliations:-|Affiliation]]
! width="15%"|Notes
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|'''[[People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]]'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>''[[10 September]] [[1987]]'' to [[21 May]] [[1991]]||'''[[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]''', <small>President||<small>EWP||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[21 May]] [[1991]] to ''[[27 May]] [[1991]]''||'''[[Tesfaye Gebre Kidan]]''', <small> acting President||<small>EWP||<small>
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|[[Ethiopia|'''Ethiopia''' ኢትዮጵያ '''''(Ityop’iya)'']]'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>''[[27 May]] [[1991]]'' to [[28 May]] [[1991]]||'''[[Tesfaye Gebre Kidan]]''', <small> acting President||<small>EWP||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[28 May]] [[1991]] to [[22 August]] [[1995]]||'''[[Meles Zenawi]]''', <small> interim President||<small>TPLF/EPRDF||<small>
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|'''[[Ethiopia|Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]]'''
|- valign=top
|colspan="4"|[[Ethiopia|የኢትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ '''''(Ityop’iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik)'']]'''
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[22 August]] [[1995]] to [[8 October]] [[2001]]||'''[[Negasso Gidada]]''', <small>President||<small>OPDO||<small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|<small>[[8 October]] [[2001]] to present||'''[[Girma Wolde-Giyorgis Lucha]]''', <small>President||<small>EPRDF||<small>
|}
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
== Affiliations:- ==
{{Political Affiliations: Ethiopia}}
== See also ==
*[[Emperor of Ethiopia]]
*[[Heads of government of Ethiopia]]
*[[Girma Yohannis Iyasu]]
*[[Crown Council of Ethiopia]]
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