Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)

The Chief of the General Staff is the professional head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ethiopian military. The current Chief of General Staff is General Birhanu Jula who was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on 4 November 2020 succeeding General Adem Mohammed. [1]

Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force
Incumbent
General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
since 4 November 2020
Ministry of Defense
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPrime Minister of Ethiopia

List of Chiefs

Ethiopian Empire (1941–1974)
No. Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
?
Buli, MulugetaMajor general
Mulugeta Buli
(1917–1960)		November 195619581–2 yearsArmy[2][3]
  • Lt. General Eyasu Mengesha (army)[3]
  • Lt. General Haile Baykedagen (army)[3]
  • Lt. General Assefa Ayane (air force)[3]
  • Lt. General Wolde Selassie Bereka (army)[3]

Derg (1974–1987)
No. Portrait Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
1
Andom, AmanLieutenant General
Aman Andom
(1924–1974)		12 September 197417 November 1974 †66 daysArmy[4]
2
Lt. General
?		197419805–6 years?–
3
Negussie, MeridMajor General
Merid Negussie
(1924–1974)		1980January 19810–1 yearsKebur Zabagna[4]
?
Tedla, AddisLt. General
Addis Tedla		???Air force[4]

People's Democratic Republic (1987–1991)
No. Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeDefence branchRef
1
Negussie, MeridMajor General
Merid Negussie
(1934–1989)		22 February 198718 May 1989 †2 years, 85 daysKebur Zabagna[4][5]
2
Tedla, AddisLieutenant general
Addis Tedla		26 May 198928 May 19912 years, 2 daysAir force[4][6][7]

Federal Democratic Republic (1991–present)
No. Chief of StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Gebretensae, TsadkanLieutenant general
Tsadkan Gebretensae		28 May 199120019–10 years[8][9]
2
Yunis, SamoraGeneral
Samora Yunis
(born c. 1949)		20017 June 201816–17 years[8]
3
Mekonen, SeareGeneral
Seare Mekonen
(?–2019)		7 June 201822 June 2019 †1 year, 15 days[8][10]
4
Mohammed, AdemGeneral
Adem Mohammed		27 June 20194 November 20201 year, 217 days[11]
5
Jula, BirhanuGeneral
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha		4 November 2020Incumbent87 days[12][13]

References

Citations
  1. Ethiopia, Office of the Prime Minister. "ከጥቅምት 25 ቀን 2013 ዓ.መ ጀምሮ በጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ የተሰጡ ሹመቶች". Twitter. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Shinn, David H.; Ofcansky, Thomas P. Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 295.
  3. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 6.
  4. Ginbot 7 2010, p. 9.
  5. "Merid Negussie". meridnegussie.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. Battiata, Mary (26 May 1989). "Ethiopia Appoints New Generals, Puts Down Student Protest". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. Abebe, Andualem (26 May 1989). "Ethiopian Leader Names New Armed Forces Chiefs". AP News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. Fantahun, Arefaynie (7 June 2018). "Seare Mekonnen Named Ethiopian Military's Chief of Staff". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. Giorgis, Andebrhan Welde (2014). Eritrea at a Crossroads: A Narrative of Triumph, Betrayal and Hope. Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency, LLC. p. 526. ISBN 978-1628573312. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. "Ethiopia army chief shot dead in 'coup bid' attacks". BBC News. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  11. "Ethiopia PM names new army chief, Adem Mohammed". Africa News. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  12. Ethiopia, Office of the Prime Minister. "ከጥቅምት 25 ቀን 2013 ዓ.መ ጀምሮ በጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ የተሰጡ ሹመቶች". Twitter. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  13. "አቶ ተመስገን ጥሩነህ ሥልጣናቸውን ለቀቁ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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