Ethiopia Regions
Note: In Dec 1994, Ethiopia was reorganized into nine ethnically-based
regions (kilil): Afar, Amhara, Benishangul/Gumaz, Gambela, Harar, Oromiya,
Somali, Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region, Tigray, and
Addis Ababa federal capital district and from 1998, Dire Dara chartered
city (astedader akabibi).
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)
Addis
Ababa
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
Dire
Dawa
1998
Dire Dara Chartered City separated from Oromia Region.
Mayors and Chairmen of Administrative Council
199. - ....
Dametew Demissie
.... - 2003
Solomon Hailu
2003 - 2006
Fisseha Zerihun
7 Aug 2006 -
Abdulaziz Mohammed
Afar
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
Amhara
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
Benishangul/Gumuz
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
Gambella
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
Harari
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
Oromiya
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
Somali
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
Southern
Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
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
Tigray
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)
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