Crown Council of Ethiopia
Constitutional Body Former Government-in-exile of Ethiopia and Eritrea | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
Region |  Ethiopia - Ethiopian Community and Diaspora
 Habesha Community |
| Zera Yacob Amha Selassie | |
President | Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie |
| Website | Official website |
The Crown Council of Ethiopia is a
Government-in-exile, redefining its role as a humanitarian and cultural preservation organization representing Ethiopians, Eritreans, and their diaspora. It is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area in the United States, where a large concentration of Ethiopian Americans and Eritrean Americans
are located.
It originated as a
Government-in-exile of the Ethiopian Empire once claiming to be the legitimate government of Ethiopia and Eritrea
. On 28 July 2004, the Crown Council abandoned its Government-in-exile status, relinquishing its claim of legitimate governance to the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
The Communist
Asrate Medhin Kassa
. The Derg announced that the monarchy had been abolished early in the following year. However, in 1993, a new Crown Council — which included several descendants of the late Haile Selassie I — asserted that the title of Emperor of Ethiopia was still in existence, and the Crown Council would act in its interests. Its justification was that the abolition of the monarchy by the Derg was extra-constitutional and carried out illegally.
The Federal
Crown Prince of Ethiopia.[1]
On July 28, 2004, the Crown Council redefined its role by redirecting its mission from the political realm to a mission of cultural preservation, development and humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia.
President of the Crown Council
| Portrait | President (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Emperor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prince Kassa Haile Darge (1881–1956) |
13 July 1941 |
16 November 1956 |
Haile Selassie I |
| Vacant 1956–1971[2] | ||||
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|
Prince Asrate Kassa (1922–1974) |
July 1971 |
12 September 1974 | |
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|
Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (1960–) |
15 July 1993 |
Prince Amha Selassie Zera Yacob Amha Selassie | |
See also
- Politics of Ethiopia
- Solomonic dynasty
- List of Emperors of Ethiopia
References
- ^ "The Crown Council" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2006-03-11.
- ^ Emperor Haile Selassie I acted as President of the Council
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