President of Ethiopia

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head of state political office

The President of Ethiopia is the country’s ceremonial head of state, representing the nation domestically and internationally while executive power is largely exercised by the Prime Minister.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
President of Ethiopia canonical	10
Ethiopian presidency	1
President of Ethiopia (joint role or via lower house, depending on constitutional practice)	1
President of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state ⓘ political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Ethiopia ⓘ surface form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
appointedBy	Ethiopian Parliament ⓘ surface form: House of Federation of Ethiopia Ethiopian Parliament ⓘ surface form: House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia
appointmentMethod	elected by joint session of both houses of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ
branch	executive branch of Ethiopia ⓘ
commanderInChiefStatus	not commander-in-chief; defense policy led by the Prime Minister and government ⓘ
confirmedBy	Ethiopian Parliament ⓘ surface form: Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ⓘ
country	Ethiopia ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	must be an Ethiopian citizen ⓘ must be at least 40 years old (by constitutional practice/interpretation) ⓘ must be non-partisan while in office ⓘ
executivePower	largely exercised by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia ⓘ
firstHolder	Mengistu Haile Mariam (as Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council and later President) ⓘ Mengistu Neway (acting, as Chairman of the Military Council) ⓘ
flag	Flag of the President of Ethiopia ⓘ
formationDate	12 September 1974 ⓘ
governmentForm	parliamentary republic ⓘ
incumbent	Sahle-Work Zewde ⓘ
incumbentAssumedOffice	25 October 2018 ⓘ
incumbentGender	female ⓘ
nominatingBody	Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of Ethiopia
notableFact	Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude	Sahle-Work Zewde ⓘ
officeType	largely ceremonial with limited executive powers ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
rank	highest representative of the Ethiopian state ⓘ
relatedOffice	Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of Ethiopia
residence	National Palace, Addis Ababa ⓘ
responsibility	accrediting ambassadors ⓘ appointing federal judges upon recommendation ⓘ appointing the Prime Minister nominated by the majority party or coalition in parliament ⓘ delivering annual address to parliament ⓘ granting pardons and amnesties in accordance with the law ⓘ opening the joint session of the House of Peoples' Representatives and House of Federation ⓘ receiving credentials of foreign diplomats ⓘ signing laws and international agreements approved by parliament ⓘ
role	ceremonial head of state ⓘ representative of the nation domestically ⓘ representative of the nation internationally ⓘ
seat	Addis Ababa ⓘ
style	Her Excellency ⓘ
succession	in case of vacancy, a new president is elected by the joint session of parliament ⓘ
symbol	Seal of the President of Ethiopia ⓘ
termLength	6 years ⓘ
termRenewal	renewable once ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ethiopia → headOfStateTitle → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Ethiopian Parliament → elects → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

this entity surface form: President of Ethiopia (joint role or via lower house, depending on constitutional practice)

National Palace → usedBy → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

subject surface form: National Palace (Addis Ababa)

National Palace → occupant → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

subject surface form: National Palace (Addis Ababa)

Flag of the President of Ethiopia → represents → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Sahle-Work Zewde → position held → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Sahle-Work Zewde is the first female President of Ethiopia → isFirstFemaleHolderOfOffice → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

subject surface form: Sahle-Work Zewde

Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia → createsOffice → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Seal of the President of Ethiopia → represents → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Seal of the President of Ethiopia → jurisdiction → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian presidency

National Palace, Addis Ababa → occupant → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

ENDF → supremeCommander → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

Meles Zenawi → heldOffice → President of Ethiopia ⓘ

this entity surface form: President of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia