Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia

The Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ፓርላማ) was the bicameral legislature of the Ethiopian Empire from 1931 to 1974. It consisted of the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and the upper house, Senate. The legislature was established in the 1931 Constitution, all members appointed, primarily by the Emperor of Ethiopia. The 1955 Constitution introduced elections to the lower chamber. The Ethiopian Parliament Building was the meeting place of the imperial parliament. The last elections took place in 1973. The legislature was abolished by Derg.

Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia

የኢትዮጵያ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ፓርላማ
Coat of arms or logo
Emperor Haile Selassie I giving a speech from the throne in front of parliament
Type
Type
HousesSenate and Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded1931
Disbanded1974
Succeeded byNational Shengo
Elections
Last Chamber of Deputies election
1973
Meeting place
Ethiopian Parliament Building
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Dʿmt 980 – 400 BC
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Aksum 100 – 940 AD
Zagwe dynasty 900–1270
Early Solomonic period 1270–1529
Early modern history
Ethiopian–Adal War 1527–1543
Oromo migrations 1543 – 17th century
Habesh Eyalet 1557 – 17th century
Gondarine period 1632–1769
Aussa Sultanate 1734–1974
Zemene Mesafint 1769–1855
Modern history
Unification 1855–1913
First Italo–Ethiopian War 1895–1896
Pre-Italian Modernization 1913–1936
Second Italo–Ethiopian War 1935–1936
Italian East Africa 1936–1941
East African Campaign 1941
Italian guerrilla war 1941–1943
Later Modernization 1941–1974
Federation with Eritrea 1952–1962
Eritrean Independence War 1961–1991
Ogaden War 1977–1978
Ethiopian Civil War 1974–1991
Recent history
Eritrean–Ethiopian War 1998–2000
Eritrean border conflict 1998–2018
Police massacre 2005
Intervention in Somalia 2006–2009
East Africa drought 2011–2012
Oromo protests 2014–2016
Ethiopian civil conflict 2018–present
Tigray War 2020–2022
Topics

Senate

The Senate, Yaheg Mawos sena Meker-beth, was established in 1931. Initially, its members were appointed, and they came from the nobility, the aristocracy, cabinet ministers, and civil servants.[1] The chamber was reformed in the 1955 constitution so that the members were appointed by aristocrats. In 1974, there were 125 members in the chamber.[2]

Senate Presidents

Chamber of Deputies

The Chamber of Deputies, Yaheg Mamria Meker-beth, was established in 1931. Initially, the members were chosen by the Emperor of Ethiopia, the nobility and the aristocrats.[1] The chamber was reformed by the 1955 constitution, and members were to be elected. In 1974, there were 250 members in the chamber.[2]

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
  • Blattengeta Belatcho Yadete, ?-1945-?[3]
  • Grazmatch Gebre Kristos Wolde Michael, ?-1953-?
  • Lij Haile Mariam Kebede, 1955-1958-?
  • Girma Wolde-Giorgis,[5] 1961-1965
  • Fitawrari Bayissa Jemmo, ?-1966-1967
  • Ato Tadesse Taye,[6] 1967-1969-?
  • Ato Seife Taddese, 1970-1974[7]
  • Ato Abebe Wendimeneh, 1974[8]

See also

References
  1. Prouty, Chris; Rosenfeld, Eugene (1981). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1448-X.
  2. "Elections During the Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie" (PDF). Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Image" (PDF).
  4. Shinn, David; Ofcansky, Thomas (2013). Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7457-2.
  5. Agriculture, United States Congress House Committee on (1965). "Agriculture in Africa, a Report of the Subcommittee on Foreign Agricultural Operations of ..."
  6. "Bulletin of the Inter-parliamentary Union". The Union. 1966.
  7. "Ethiopia Says Ex‐Official Blocked News of Famine". The New York Times. 10 September 1974.
  8. Ǧambaré, ʼAbarā (2005). Agony in the Grand Palace: 1974-1982. Shama Books. ISBN 9781931253147.
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