Transitional Government of Ethiopia

Transitional Government of Ethiopia
የኢትዮጵያ ሽግግር መንግሥት ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Yašegeger Mangeśt
1991–1995
Flag Emblem
Anthem Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first (1991–1992) March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia (1992–1995)
Territory of Ethiopia until May 1993.
Capital		Addis Ababa
Languages		Amharic
Government		Marxist Provisional government
President
•	1991–1995	Meles Zenawi
Prime Minister
•	1991–1995	Tamirat Layne
Legislature		Shengo
Historical era		Post–Cold War
•	Capture of Addis Ababa	28 May 1991
•	Eritrean independence referendum	23–25 April 1993
•	Secession of Eritrea	24 May 1993
•	Constituent Assembly election	5 June 1994
•	General election	May–June 1995
•	Constitution adopted	21 August 1995
Area
•	1991
•	1993
Population
•	1991 est.	53,191,127
Density
•	1993 est.	53,278,446
Density
•	1995 est.	55,979,018
Density
Currency		Ethiopian birr (ETB)
Calling code		+251
Preceded by Succeeded by People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ethiopia Eritrea
Today part of		Ethiopia Eritrea

The Transitional government of Ethiopia was established immediately after the fall of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It was led by Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia. Zenawi remained the prime minister of Ethiopia until his death on August 20, 2012.

In 1995 a constitution was adopted which ended the period of transition and created a democratic federal structure for the government. It adopted the name "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" for the country, and redrew the provinces into ethnicity based regions, similar to how India formed its states soon after independence.