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1995 Constitution of Ethiopia | |
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![]() Front cover of the Constitution book | |
Overview | |
Jurisdiction | Ethiopia |
Created | 8 December 1994 |
Ratified | June 1994 |
Date effective | 21 August 1995 |
System | Federal parliamentary republic |
Government structure | |
Branches | Executive, legislative and judicial[1] |
Chambers | House of Federation (upper chamber) House of People's Representatives (lower chamber) |
Executive | Council of Ministers |
Judiciary | 2 (federal and state) |
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The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ሕገ መንግሥት, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk Ḥige Menigišit), also known as the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, is the supreme law of Ethiopia. The constitution came into force on 21 August 1995 after it was drawn up by the Constituent Assembly that was elected in June 1994. It was adopted by the Transitional Government of Ethiopia on 8 December 1994[2] and came into force following the general election held in May–June 1995.[3]