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Hauptstadt
Name: Addis Ababa
geographische Koordinaten: 9 02 N, 38 42 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name in Amharic means "new flower" and was bestowed on the city in 1889, three years after its founding
Unabhängigkeit
oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.)
Nationalfeiertag
Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 Mai (1991)
Konstitution
history: several previous; latest drafted Juni 1994, adopted 8 Dezember 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995
amendments: proposals submitted for discussion require two-thirds majority approval in either house of Parliament or majority approval of one-third of the State Councils; passage of amendments other than constitutional articles on fundamental rights and freedoms and the initiation and amendment of the constitution requires two-thirds majority vote in a joint session of Parliament and majority vote by two thirds of the State Councils; passage of amendments affecting rights and freedoms and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote in each house of Parliament and majority vote by all the State Councils (2017)
Wahlrecht
18 Jahre; universal
Exekutive
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident SAHLE-WORK Zewde (seit dem 25 October 2018)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed (seit dem 2 April 2018); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen (seit dem 29 November 2012); note - Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn (seit dem 21 September 2012) resigned on 15 February 2018 and continued as caretaker until the new prime minister was sworn into office on 2 April 2018
cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives
elections/appointments: president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2019); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections
election results: SAHLE-WORK Zewde elected president; Parliament vote - 659 (unanimous)
note: SAHLE-WORK Zewde is the first female elected head of state in Ethiopia; she is currently the only female president in Africa. Former Staatspräsident Dr. Mulatu TESHOME resigned on 25 October 2018, one year ahead of finishing his six-year term.

Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019