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Ethiopia historical timeline

Ethiopia

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
...	Empire of Ethiopia	Leaders
3 Oct 1935	Italian invasion	Leaders
9 May 1936	annexed by Italy	Leaders
1 Jun 1936	Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia are united into Italian East Africa and reorganized as a federation of six provinces: Eritrea (formed by the merger of the former colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian region of Tigre), Somalia (formed by the merger of the former colony of Somalia and the Ethiopian region of Ogaden), Addis Ababa (capital region of Ethiopia), Amhara, Harar, and Galla-Sidama (parts of Ethiopia)	Leaders
1 Jan 1939	Addis Ababa and parts of the provinces of Amhara and Galla-Sidama are united into the new province of Showa	Leaders
5 May 1941	Addis Ababa liberated by Allies	Leaders
27 Nov 1941	last Italian administrators surrender	Leaders
12 Sep 1974	Ethiopia (semi-officially Socialist Ethiopia)	Leaders
21 Mar 1975	monarchy abolished	Leaders
10 Sep 1987	People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	Leaders
27 May 1991	Ethiopia	Leaders
22 Aug 1995	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	Leaders
19 Jul 1682 - 13 Oct 1706	Iyasu I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
1685	Yeshaq Iyasu? (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
13 Oct 1706 - 30 Jun 1708	Tekle Haymanot I Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
Sep 1707	Amda Seyon (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
30 Jun 1708 - 1 Jul 1708	Na'od II Tekle Haymanot	Solomonic dynasty
1 Jul 1708 - 14 Oct 1711	Tewoflos Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
1709 - Jul 1710	Nebahne Yohannes (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
14 Oct 1711 - 19 Feb 1716	Yostos Delba Iyasus [from a different lineage]	Solomonic dynasty
19 Feb 1716 - 18 May 1721	Dawit III Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
18 May 1721 - 21 May 1721	Walda Giyorgis Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
21 May 1721 - 19 Sep 1730	Asma Giyorgis Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
19 Sep 1730 - 26 Jun 1755	Iyasu II Asma Giyorgis	Solomonic dynasty
1736 - 1737	Hezqeyas (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
26 Jun 1755 - 7 May 1769	Iyoas I Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
7 May 1769 - 18 Oct 1769	Yohannes II Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
18 Oct 1769 - Jun 1770	Tekle Haymanot II Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
Jun 1770 - Dec 1770	Susenyos II Iyasu?	Solomonic dynasty
Dec 1770 - 13 Apr 1777	Tekle Haymanot II Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
13 Apr 1777 - 20 Jul 1779	Salomon II Adigo	Solomonic dynasty
20 Jul 1779 - 8 Feb 1784	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
16 Feb 1784 - 24 Apr 1788	Iyasu III Azequ	Solomonic dynasty
1787 - 1788	Iyasu (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
1787 - 1788	Be'ede Mariam (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
Feb 1788 - 1789	Tekle Haymanot (in opposition)	Solomonic dynasty
24 Apr 1788 - 26 Jul 1789	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
26 Jul 1789 - Jan 1794	Hezqeyas Iyasu	Solomonic dynasty
Jan 1794 - 15 Apr 1795	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
15 Apr 1795 - Dec 1795	Be'ede Mariam III Salomon	Solomonic dynasty
Dec 1795 - 20 May 1796	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
20 May 1796 - 15 Jul 1797	Salomon III Tekle Haymanot	Solomonic dynasty
18 Aug 1797 - 4 Jan 1798	Yonas Letezum	Solomonic dynasty
4 Jan 1798 - 20 May 1799	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
20 May 1799 - 1799	Salomon III Tekle Haymanot	Solomonic dynasty
1799 - 24 Mar 1800	Demetros Arqedewos (1st time)	Solomonic dynasty
24 Mar 1800 - Jun 1800	Tekle Giyorgis I Yohannes	Solomonic dynasty
Jun 1800 - Jun 1801	Demetros Arqedewos (2nd time)	Solomonic dynasty
Jun 1801 - 3 Jun 1818	Egwale Seyon Hezqeyas	Solomonic dynasty
19 Jun 1818 - 3 Jun 1821	Iyoas II Hezqeyas	Solomonic dynasty
1821 - Apr 1826	Gigar Iyasu (1st time)	Solomonic dynasty
Apr 1826	Be'ede Mariam IV	Solomonic dynasty
Apr 1826 - 18 Jun 1830	Gigar Iyasu (2nd time)	Solomonic dynasty
18 Jun 1830 - 18 Mar 1832	Iyasu IV Salomon	Solomonic dynasty
18 Mar 1832 - 1832	Gebre Krestos Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1832	Sahle Dengel Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1832 - 8 Jun 1832	Gebre Krestos Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
Oct 1832 - 29 Aug 1840	Sahle Dengel Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1832	Egwale Anbesa (in rebellion)	Solomonic dynasty
30 Aug 1840 - Oct 1841	Yohannes III Tekle Giyorgis	Solomonic dynasty
Oct 1841 - 1845	Sahle Dengel Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1845	Yohannes III Tekle Giyorgis	Solomonic dynasty
1845 - 1850	Sahle Dengel Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1850 - 1851	Yohannes III Tekle Giyorgis	Solomonic dynasty
1851 - Feb 1855	Sahle Dengel Gebre Mesay	Solomonic dynasty
1851 - 29 Jun 1853	Ali Alula (usurper)	Solomonic dynasty
Jul 1853 - 9 Feb 1855	Webe Haile Mariam (usurper)	Solomonic dynasty
9 Feb 1855 - 13 Apr 1868	Tewodros II	Tewodros dynasty
11 Jun 1868 - 11 Jul 1871	Tekle Giyorgis II	Zagwe dynasty
1868 - 15 Nov 1868	Menelik II (in rebellion)	Zagwe dynasty
11 Jul 1871 - 9 Mar 1889	Yohannes IV	Tigray dynasty
9 Mar 1889 - 12 Dec 1913	Menelik II	Solomonic dynasty
1910	Etege T'aytu Bet'ul (f) (regent)	Solomonic dynasty
1910 - 1911	Ras Tesemma (regent)	Solomonic dynasty
1912 - 1913	Lij Iyasu (regent)	Solomonic dynasty
12 Dec 1913 - 27 Sep 1916	Iyasu V	Solomonic dynasty
27 Sep 1916 - 2 Apr 1930	Zauditu (f)	Solomonic dynasty
27 Sep 1916 - 2 Apr 1930	Ras Tafari Makonnen (regent)	Solomonic dynasty
3 Apr 1930 - 12 Sep 1974	Haile Selassie	Solomonic dynasty
1 May 1936 - 17 Dec 1936	Ras Imru (regent)	Solomonic dynasty
12 Sep 1974 - 21 Mar 1975	Asfa Wossen	Solomonic dynasty
12 Sep 1974 - 17 Nov 1974	Aman Mikael Andom	Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council
17 Nov 1974 - 28 Nov 1974	Mengistu Haile Mariam (1st time)	Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council
28 Nov 1974 - 3 Feb 1977	Tafari Benti	Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council
11 Feb 1977 - 10 Sep 1987	Mengistu Haile Mariam (2nd time)	Chairmen of the Provisional Military Administrative Council
10 Sep 1987 - 21 May 1991	Mengistu Haile Mariam	Presidents
21 May 1991 - 28 May 1991	Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (acting)	Presidents
28 May 1991 - 22 Aug 1995	Meles Zenawi (interim)	Presidents
22 Aug 1995 - 8 Oct 2001	Negasso Gidada	Presidents
8 Oct 2001 -	Girma Wolde-Giorgis	Presidents
1942 - 1 Nov 1957	Makonnen Endalkachew	Prime ministers
27 Nov 1957 - 15 Dec 1960	Abebe Aragai	Prime ministers
17 Apr 1961 - 1 Mar 1974	Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold	Prime ministers
1 Mar 1974 - 22 Jul 1974	Endalkachew Makonnen	Prime ministers
3 Aug 1974 - 12 Sep 1974	Mikael Imru	Prime ministers
10 Sep 1987 - 8 Nov 1989	Fikre Selassie Wogderess	Prime ministers
8 Nov 1989 - 26 Apr 1991	Hailu Yimenu (acting)	Prime ministers
26 Apr 1991 - 6 Jun 1991	Tesfaye Dinka (acting)	Prime ministers
6 Jun 1991 - 22 Aug 1995	Tamrat Layne	Prime ministers
23 Aug 1995 -	Meles Zenawi	Prime ministers

Shewa

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1839	Kingdom of Shewa	Leaders
1856 - 1859	annexed by Ethiopia	Leaders
1860 - 1864	annexed by Ethiopia	Leaders
1889	incorporated into Ethiopia	Leaders
1682 - 1703	Negasi Krestos Lebsa Qal	Solomonic dynasty
1703 - 6 Mar 1719	Sebestyanos Negasi Krestos	Solomonic dynasty
6 Mar 1719 - 23 Feb 1744	Qedami Qal Sebestyanos	Solomonic dynasty
23 Feb 1744 - 6 Feb 1775	Amha Iyasus Qedami Qal	Solomonic dynasty
6 Feb 1775 - 30 Jul 1807	Tewodros Amha Iyasus	Solomonic dynasty
30 Jul 1807 - 7 Jun 1813	Welde Giyorgis Tewodros	Kings (styled Ras to 1839)
7 Jun 1813 - 12 Oct 1847	Sahle Selassie	Kings (styled Ras to 1839)
12 Oct 1847 - 9 Nov 1855	Haile Melekot	Kings (styled Ras to 1839)
9 Nov 1855 - 1856	Sahle Mariam (1st time)	Kings (styled Ras to 1839)
1856 - 1859	Haile Mikael Sahle Selassie	Ruling princes
1859	Bezabeh (1st time) (usurper)	Ruling princes
1859 - 1860	Seyfu Sahle Selassie	Ruling princes
1860 - 1865	Bezabeh (2nd time) (usurper)	Ruling princes
Aug 1865 - 1889	Sahle Mariam (2nd time)	King

Italian East Africa

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
9 May 1936 - 11 Jun 1936	Pietro Badoglio, duca di Addis Ababa (b. 1871 - d. 1956)	Viceroys and governors-general (representing Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III
11 Jun 1936 - 21 Dec 1937	Rodolfo Graziani, marchese di Neghelli (b. 1882 - d. 1955)	Viceroys and governors-general (representing Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III
21 Dec 1937 - 19 May 1941	Prince Amedeo di Savoia, duca d'Aosta (b. 1898 - d. 1942)	Viceroys and governors-general (representing Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III
23 May 1941 - 6 Jul 1941	Pietro Gazzera (acting)	Viceroys and governors-general (representing Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III
6 Jul 1941 - 27 Nov 1941	Guglielmo Nasi (acting)	Viceroys and governors-general (representing Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III

Addis Ababa

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
5 May 1936 - 27 May 1936	Giuseppe Bottai	Governors
1 Jun 1936 - 23 Sep 1938	Alfredo Siniscalchi	Governors
23 Sep 1938 - 1 Jan 1939	Francesco Camero Medici	Governors

Amhara

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1 Jun 1936 - 15 Dec 1937	Alessandro Pirzio Biroli	Governors
15 Dec 1937 - 1 Jan 1939	Ottorino Mezzetti	Governors
1 Jan 1939 - 19 May 1941	Luigi Frusci (acting)	Governors
19 May 1941 - 27 Nov 1941	Guglielmo Nasi (acting)	Governors

Galla-Sidama

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1 Jun 1936 - 9 Jul 1938	Carlo Geloso	Governors
10 Jul 1938 - 12 Aug 1938	Armando Felsani	Governors
12 Aug 1938 - 6 Jul 1941	Pietro Gazzera	Governors

Harar

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1 Jun 1936 - 5 May 1939	Guglielmo Nasi (1st time)	Governors
5 May 1939 - 11 Jun 1940	Enrico Cerulli	Governors
11 Jun 1940 - 4 Feb 1941	Guglielmo Nasi (2nd time) (acting)	Governors
4 Feb 1941 - 9 Mar 1941	Pompeo Gorini (acting)	Governors
10 Mar 1941 - 24 Apr 1941	Carlo De Simone (acting)	Governors

Showa

Date or term	Officeholder or event	Category
1 Jan 1939 - 5 May 1939	Enrico Cerulli	Governors
5 May 1939 - 2 Jun 1940	Guglielmo Nasi	Governors
2 Jun 1940 - 3 Apr 1941	Giuseppe Daodice	Governors
3 Apr 1941 - 6 Apr 1941	Agenore Frangipani (acting)	Governors