Ethiopian Regional States

Ethiopian Regional States

Note: In Jul 1991, Ethiopia was organized into 12 autonomous regions and two chartered cities.
Apparently Addis Ababa and Harer were the chartered cities, the autonomous regions were:
Afar, Agew, Amhara, Benishangul, Gambela, Gurage-Hadiya-Kambata, Kefa, Omo, Oromo,
Sidamo, Somali, and Tigray. Aseb and Eritrea would also have been regions, but Eritrea had
been de facto independent since 29 May 1991 and formally from 24 May 1993. In Dec 1994, Ethiopia was reorganized into nine ethnically-based regional states: Afar; Amhara; Benishangul/Gumaz; Gambela; Harar; Oromiya; Somali; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's states; Tigray and Addis Ababa federal capital district; and from 1998, Dire Dara chartered city.

Party abbreviations: AAPO = All-Amhara People's Organization; ADU = Afar Democratic Union (Afar regionalist); ALF = Afar Liberation Front (or Afar Sultanate Liberation Front, Afar separatist); ANDM = Amhara National Democratic Movement; ANDP = Afar People's Democratic Organization; APDO = Afar People's Democratic Organization; B-GPDUF = Benishangul-Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Front; EPDM = Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement;
GPDF = Gambella People's Democratic Front; GPDM = Gambella People's Democratic Movement;
HNL = Hareri National League; OPDO = Oromo People's Democratic Organization (Omoro regionalist); OLF = Oromo Liberation Front (Oromo separatist); ONLF = Ogaden National Liberation Front; SEPDF = Southern Ethiopia People's Democratic Front; SEPDM = Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement; SPDP = Somali People's Democratic Party; TPLF = Tigre People's Liberation Front (Tigre regionalist); WSLF = Western Somali Liberation Front (Ogaden regionalist, Somali separatist 1974-1989)

Addis Ababa

1994 Addis Ababa Federal Capital District.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1993 - 1996                Tefera Walwa                                          ANDM
1996 - 24 Jan 2003         Ali Abdo                                              OPDO
24 Jan 2003 - 9 May 2006 Arkebe Equbay                                         TPLF
9 May 2006 -              Berhanu Deressa                                       Non-party

Afar

[Afar flag]

1994 Afar National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1992? - 1995               Habib Ali Mirah                                       ALF
Sep 1995 - Mar 1996        Hanfareh Ali Mirah                                    ALF
Mar 1996 -                 Ismael Ali Siro                                       APDO/ANDP

Amhara

[Flag of Amhara]

1994 Amhara National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1992 - Oct 2000            Adisu Legese                                          ANDM
Oct 2000 - 5 Oct 2005     Yoseph Reta                        (b. 1956)          ANDM
5 Oct 2005 -              Ayalew Gobeze                                         ANDM/EPRDF

Benishangul/Gumuz

[Flag of Benishangul/Gumuz]

1994 Benishangul/Gumuz National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
199. - 1995 Ateyb Ahmed
Jul 1995 - Yaregal Aysheshum (b. 1968) B-GPDUF

Dire Dawa

1998 Dire Dara chartered city.

Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council
199. - ....                Dametew Demissie
.... - 2003                Solomon Hailu
2003 - 2006                Fisseha Zerihun
7 Aug 2006 -              Abdulaziz Mohammed

Gambella

[Flag of Gambella]

1994 Gambella National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1992 - 1997                Okello Ouman
Aug 1997 - 2003            Okello Gnigelo                                        GPDF
2003 - 2004                Okello Akway
Jan 2004 - 2005            Keat Tuach Bithow (acting)
29 Sep 2005 -              Umed Ubong                                            GPDM

Harari

[Harari Flag]

1994 Harari National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
199. - 199.                Haji Gotu
199. - Sep 1999            Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim
Sep 1999 - Sep 2000        Gazali Mohammed
Sep 2000 - Oct 2000        Nuria Abdulahi (f)
Oct 2000 - 3 Oct 2005     Fuad Ibrahim
3 Oct 2005 -              Murad Abdulhadin                                     HNL

Oromiya

[Flag of Oromiya]

1994 Oromiya National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
199. - 1995               Hassan Ali                                            OPDO
1995 - 24 Jul 2001         Kuma Demeksa                                          OPDO
24 Jul 2001 - 28 Oct 2001 Vacant?
28 Oct 2001 - 6 Oct 2005 Juneidi Sad
6 Oct 2005 -              Abadula Gemeda                                        OPDO

Somali

[Flag of Somali]

1994 Somali National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
Jan 1993 - Nov 1993        Abdulahi Muhammed Sa'adi
1993 - Apr 1994            Hassan Jire Kalinle
Apr 1994 - 199.            Ugaz Abdulrahman Abdukenu
1995 - Oct 1997            Id Tahir Farah
Oct 1997 - Oct 2000        Mohammed Ma'alin Ali                                   ONLF
Oct 2000 - 2003            Abdul Reshid Dulane                                    SPDP
2003 - 2005                Abdul Jibril (acting)                                  SPDP
Oct 2005 -                 Abdulahi Hassan Mohammed                               SPDP

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's

[Flag of Southern State]

1994 Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Regional
State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1992 - 2001                Abate Kisho                                           SEPDF
2001 - 12 Nov 2001         Vacant?
12 Nov 2001 - Mar 2006     Hailemariam Desalegne
Mar 2006 -                 Shiferaw Shigutte                                     SEPDM

Tigray

[Flag of Tigray]

1994 Tigray National Regional State.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
1992 - 9 Apr 2001         Gebru Asrat                                           TPLF
9 Apr 2001 -              Tsegay Berhe                       (b. 1947)          TPLF
                             (acting to 17 Nov 2001)