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Mayor of Addis Ababa

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His Honor

Formation
  
1910

Inaugural holder
  
Woldetsadik Goshu

Deputy
  
Abate Sitotaw

The Mayor of the Addis Ababa is head of the executive branch of Addis Ababa's municipal government. The mayor's office is located in Addis Ababa City Hall.

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Current mayor

The present mayor is Diriba Kuma, who took office on 9 July 2013. Diriba served as Minister of Transport before being elected as Mayor of Addis Ababa.

History of the office

The mayoral office was established in 1910.

Deputy mayor

Being accountable to the mayor, the responsibilities of the deputy mayor include acting on behalf of the mayor in the absence or incapability of the latter, and performing other functions as assigned to him by the mayor.

Mayors

In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed in a coup d'etat, Ethiopia was proclaimed a republic, and all noble and aristocratic titles were abolished.

References

Mayor of Addis Ababa Wikipedia


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