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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Ethiopia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs () is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Ethiopia. The current ministry was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4-1995, which also established the other 14 original ministries. The current minister of foreign affairs is Gedion Timotheos since 18 October 2024. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for conducting the country's foreign policy and managing its diplomatic relations with other nations and international organizations. Historically, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has existed since the imperial era, but its organizational structure and functions have evolved over time. During the imperial period, the ministry coordinated Ethiopia's foreign relations under the emperor's direct supervision. Following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1974, Ethiopia went through various changes, including the establishment of a communist regime. The Ministry of Foreign Affair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Ethiopia
The government of Ethiopia () is the federal government of Ethiopia. It is structured in a framework of a federal republic, federal parliamentary system, parliamentary republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. The prime minister is chosen by the House of Peoples' Representatives, lower chamber of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament. The Judiciary of Ethiopia, judiciary is more or less independent of the executive and the legislature. They are governed under the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia. There is a bicameral parliament made of the 108-seat House of Federation and the 547-seat House of Peoples' Representatives. The House of Federation has members chosen by the regional councils to serve five-year terms. The House of Peoples' Representatives is elected by direct election, who in turn elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephrem Teweldemedhin
Ephrem is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Ephraim (also spelled ''Efrem'', ''Efreom'', ''Ephraem,'' '' Efren'' or ''Efrén''). It is the name of biblical Ephraim, a son of Joseph and ancestor of the Tribe of Ephraim. People First name Pre-Modern * Saint Ephrem, one of the Hieromartyrs of Cherson (died ) * Saint Ephrem the Syrian (306–373) * Ephrem Mtsire, Georgian monk (died 1101) Modern * Ignatius Aphrem I Barsoum, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (1887–1957) * Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch (1848–1929) * Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1965) * Efrem Forni, Italian Cardinal (1889–1976) * Efrem Hill, American football player (born 1983) * Efrem Kurtz, Russian conductor (1900–1995) * Ephrem M'Bom, Cameroonian football player (1954–2020) * Efrim Menuck, Canadian musician (born 1970) * Efrem Schulz, American musician (born 1975) * Efrem Winters, American basketball player (1963–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesfaye Dinka
Tesfaye Dinka Yadessa (; 3 November 1939 – 6 December 2016) was an Ethiopian politician who was Minister of Finance (1983–1986), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1991), and Prime Minister (26 April–6 June 1991) of Ethiopia. He was the head of the delegation of the Ethiopian Government during the London Conference of 1991 which aimed to end the Ethiopian Civil War. Early life Born in 1939, in Ambo, Tesfaye was of Oromo descent. He did his elementary education in Ambo, and then attended the General Wingate Secondary School in Addis Ababa. He did his BA from the American University of Beirut, and an MBA and MSc in Industrial Engineering from Syracuse University. Political career He was a leading member of the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam and alternate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, Tesfaye served in various ministerial posts, successively as Acting Minister of National Resources Development, Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berhanu Bayeh
Berhanu Bayeh (; born October 5, 1935) is an Ethiopian former military officer and politician. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Derg regime from 1986 to 1989. Prior to that, he was chairman of the Derg's committee for legal affairs. Berhanu was a refugee resident of the Italian Embassy from May 1991 until December 2020, when he left the embassy. Biography Berhanu was born in Gojjam and was of Amhara descent. In 1959 he entered Harar Military Academy as a cadet, and upon graduation was posted to the airborne division in Nazret. Two years later he attended Haile Selassie University, where he studied law. In 1967 he became a lecturer at Harar Military Academy. He joined the Armed Forces Coordination Committee in 1974. As a captain, Berhanu joined the Derg as the representative of the Military Academy, where he became chairman of the legal committee, and was promoted to Major in April 1976. In this new role, he toured a number of Arab countries in 1976 and state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goshu Wolde
Goshu Wolde (, born 1942) is a former Ethiopian Foreign Minister and worked as minister of education, of Ethiopia from 1983 to 1986. Wolde, formerly a foreign minister under Mengistu, resigned the Mengistu government in 1986, by sending his resignation letter from New York City to Ethiopian Head of State Mengistu Haile Mariam, stating dictatorship, cruelty and deterioration of Revolution in his letter, and established himself in United States in opposition to the Mengistu Government In the year 1992, Wolde founded the Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party, in Washington D.C. He made a famous speech to the US Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs in 1991 and that speech is still shared and discussed by millions of Ethiopians. Wolde was the leader of two foreign based group movements, the shadowy Free Soldiers Movement and the Ethiopian Movement for Democracy, Peace and Unity. Early life Goshu Wolde was born in 1942 in Gore, Illubabor Province to a poor family. He did his primary sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feleke Gedle-Giorgis
Feleke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bashay Feleke (1917–2008), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Getu Feleke Getu Feleke (Amharic:) ጌቱ ፈለቀ; born 28 November 1986) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who runs mainly in half marathon and marathon races. He won the 2010 Amsterdam Marathon with a course record time of 2:05:44 and set his personal ... (born 1986), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Sisaye Feleke (born 1947), Ethiopian sprinter See also * Zeleke {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kifle Wodajo
Kifle Wodajo (, 30 October 1936 – 28 April 2004) was an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1977. He was also the first Secretary-General of the Organization of African States from 25 May 1963 to 21 July 1964. Kifle Wodajo went into exile in the United States between 1977 and 1991 during the Derg era. After his return, Kifle joined Teshome Hailemariam and Dereje Deresse to form the Ethiopian National Democratic Organization. (accessed 29 October 2010) Kifle became a member of the |
Zewde Gebre-Sellassie
''Dejazmatch'' Zewde Gebre-Sellassie (; 12 October 1926 – 15 December 2008) was an Ethiopian nobleman, historian, and former deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia. He was born in the village of Galdu, in the subdistrict of Mecca, to the north-west of Addis Ababa where his father was relegated. Early life Zewde's father was ''Dejazmatch'' Gebre Selassie Baria Gabr (governor of Adwa) and his mother was ''Leult'' Wolete Israel Seyoum. His sister was ''Leult'' Ijigayehou Asfa Wossen, his grandfather was ''Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha, Seyum Mengesha, and his wife was ''Woizero'' Alem Tsehai Araya. He received his rudimentary education in Addis Ababa under a tutor, and went to school in Jerusalem and Cairo respectively where his mother stayed during the Italian East Africa, Fascist occupation of Ethiopia. After the liberation, he enrolled at the Haile Selassie I secondary school in Addis Ababa and subsequently joined the University of Exeter, England, where he studied English literature. This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minasse Haile
Minasse Haile (, born 2 January 1930) is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1974. Biography He was born in Hararghe Province in 1930. He received his undergraduate education from the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1946 to 1950. He received a J.D, M.A, and Ph.D. from Columbia Law School and Columbia University in 1954, 1957, and 1961, respectively. He started his political career in 1961 as legal adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, helping draft the first civil service regulations of Ethiopia and established the first Personnel Administrative Agency. Not long thereafter, he was appointed Chief of Political Affairs of Emperor Haile Selassie's private cabinet in 1961. In 1964 he was appointed Minister of State for Information, remaining as a close political adviser to the Emperor who accompanied him on most of his overseas trips.. When a new government was formed in 1966, he became Minister of Information an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketema Yifru
Ketema Yifru (, 12 December 1929 – 14 January 1994) was a prominent Ethiopian diplomat and politician. Born by the slopes of Mount Gara Muleta, Harerghe province of Eastern Ethiopia, Ketema rose to the highest levels of Emperor Haile Selassie's government, including Foreign Minister between 1961 and 1970. He was a son of a farmer in rural Gara Muleta. He was among the very few young Ethiopians of farmer family background to rise to the position of high government rank through his educational achievement. He played an important role in the forming of the Organization of African Unity, the predecessor of the present-day African Union. ^ Education Hope College, United States of America, 1948-1951 Bachelor of Arts. Boston University, United States of America, 1951-1952, Master of Arts in Political science and international relations. Spoken languages: Amharic, English, French, Italian. ^ Careers Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, Ethiopia, 1972-1974. Minister of Foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Imru
'' Lij'' Mikael Imru (Amharic: ሚካኤል እምሩ; 21 November 1929 – 26 October 2008) was an Ethiopian politician who was Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 3 August to 12 September 1974. He had served with the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1961. Biography Born in Addis Ababa, Mikael Imru was the only son of '' Leul Ras'' Imru Haile Selassie and '' Woizero'' Tsige Mariam; he had seven sisters. His father, ''Leul Ras'' Imru Haile Selassie was among the more senior princes of the Imperial Dynasty of Ethiopia, and a close confidant of emperor Haile Selassie, a close relative with whom he had grown up. (''Lij'' Mikael's paternal grandmother was the Emperor's first cousin.) ''Lij'' Mikael Imru was thus born into the highest levels of Ethiopian society, and was a member of the extended Imperial Dynasty. Both ''Lij'' Mikael and his father were known to have very strong socialist leanings, particularly in regard to land tenure and wealth distribution issues. ''Lij'' Mikael studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddis Alemayehu
Haddis Alemayehu (; 15 October 1910 – 6 December 2003) was an Ethiopian novelist. His Amharic novel '' Love to the Grave'' (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር; ''Fəqər əskä Mäqabər'', 1968) is considered a classic of modern Ethiopian literature. Aside from literature, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1960 to 1961. Biography Haddis was born in the Endodam Kidane Miheret section, the lower parts of Debre Markos, in the Gojjam province. He was the son of an Orthodox priest, Abba Alemayehu Solomon and his mother, Desta Alemu. He grew up with his mother. As a boy, he began his education within the system of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, studying at the monasteries of Debre Elias, Debre Werq, and Dima Giorgis where he finally graduated in Qine (type of extended Ethiopian Orthodox Church education). Later, he moved to Addis Ababa where he attended several schools, including the Swedish mission school (1925–1927) and later at the Tafari Makonnen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |