Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea in the late 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
Ethiopia is a federal parliamentary republic.
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Displaying 21 - 25 of 30Addis Ababa City Government Revised Charter Proclamation No. 361/2003.
This Proclamation provides rules for the administration and functioning of Addis Ababa City. The Proclamation defines the objectives, functions and powers of the city administration and provides with respect to its organization. It may, among other things, set and collect land use fees and royalties for the use of forest resources in the city and levy taxes on incomes from agricultural activities in the City. "Municipal service" shall include water and sewerage service, land development and management and sanitation. There shall be a Urban Land Clearance Appeals Commission.
Diredawa Administration Charter Proclamation No. 416/2004.
This Proclamation provides rules for the administration and functioning of Diredawa City, which has been accountable to and directed by the Federal Government since 1993. The Proclamation defines the objectives, functions and powers of the city administration and provides with respect to its organization. It may, among other things, set and collect land use fees and royalties for the use of forest resources in the city and levy taxes on incomes from agricultural activities in the City.
Authentication and Registration of Documents' (Amendment) Proclamation No. 467/2005.
This Proclamation amends the Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation so as to, among other things: require the Notary Offices established in Addis Ababa and Dire Daws cities to perform their functions under the directions of the Ministry of Justice; define regulation-making powers of Regional states in respect of regional notary offices and related matters in their respective regions and the Council of Ministers with respect to Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa cities.
Amends: Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation No. 334/2003. (2003-05-08)
Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation No. 334/2003.
This Proclamation provides for the registration of documents. It shall apply to documents authenticated and registered by organs of the Regional Government authorized by respective Regional laws and other specified state organs. The Proclamation, among other things, defines notarial activities and duties of notaries. It also specifies documents that shall not have legal effect unless they are authenticated and registered. Regional authorities shall establish notary offices and there shall be federal notary offices in n Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Oromia Rural Land Use and Administration Proclamation (No. 130 /2007).
The aim of this Proclamation is to improve management and utilization of land and land resources for agricultural purposes. It applies to all land that lies outside of municipal borders. The Proclamation defines the right to acquire, free of charge, rural land by adult residents of the region, whose livelihood depends on agriculture, and other subjects. It also defines land use rights of peasants, pastoralists and semi-pastoralists and provides for the protection of such rights.