Ethiopia Regions

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; 
EPRDF = Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front; 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)

1994                       Addis Ababa Federal Capital District.

Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council  
1993 - 1996                Tefera Walwa                                          ANDM
1996 - 24 Jan 2003         Ali Abdo                                              OPDO
24 Jan 2003 -  9 May 2006  Arkebe Oqubay                                         TPLF
 9 May 2006 - 20 May 2008  Birhane Deressa                                       Non-party
20 May 2008 -              Kuma Demeksa                                          EPRDF

1998                       Dire Dara Chartered City separated from Oromia Region.

1994                       Afar National Region.

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 

1994                       Amhara National Region.

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

1994                       Benishangul/Gumuz National Region.

Presidents of the Executive Committee
199. - 1995                Ateyb Ahmed
Jul 1995 - Nov 2008        Yaregal Aysheshum                  (b. 1968)           B-GPDUF
Nov 2008 -                 Ahmed Nasir Ahmed                                      B-GPDUF

1994                       Gambella National Region.

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

1994                       Harari National Region.

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

1994                       Oromiya National Region.

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

1994                       Somali National Region.

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 - Oct 2008        Abdulahi Hassan Mohammed                               SPDP
Oct 2008 -                 Daud Mohamed Ali                                       SPDP 

1994                       Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.

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

1994                       Tigray National Region.

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)