Sahle-Work Zewde
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Sahle-Work Zewde is an Ethiopian diplomat who served as president of Ethiopia from 2018 to 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal
Sahle-Work in 2022
Sahle-Work during interview in Nairobi, 2016
Sahle Work giving Taye Atske Selassie, the newly elected president, the constitution
Sahle-Work meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in February 2020
Zewditu
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Zewditu was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 until her death in 1930. She officially adopted the regnal name "Zewditu" at the beginning of her reign, which was triggered by the dethroning of Lij Iyasu in
Sahle-Work Zewde
…ceremonial (with most executive power lying with the prime minister), Sahle-Work's election made her Ethiopia's first female head of state since Empress Zewditu. At the time she was appointed, Sahle-Work was the only female head of state in Africa, and by 2021, she was one of two alongside Samia Suluhu of…
Zewditu I seal