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The Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ፓርላማ) was the bicameral legislature of the Ethiopian Empire from 1931 to 1974. It consisted of the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and the upper house, Senate. The legislature was established in the 1931 Constitution, all members appointed ...
Resistance by conservative elements at the Imperial Court and Parliament, and by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, made Haile Selassie's land reform proposals difficult to implement, and also damaged the standing of the government, costing Haile Selassie much of the goodwill he had once enjoyed.
Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia was first convened by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1931, [1] although it was largely an advisory and feudal body, and was consolidated under the 1931 constitution.
The first Ethiopian parliament was opened in Nov. 3, 1931 after Emperor Haile Sillassie-I had proclaimed his first constitution in July, 1931. From this time onwards, parliament as...
May 28, 2024 · Haile Selassie I (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Ethiopia—died August 27, 1975, Addis Ababa) was the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post- World War II African politics.
History. It was built in the early 1930s for the Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia. The central hall is flanked on either side by the chambers originally for the Senate ( Yaheg Mawos sena Meker-beth) and the Chamber of Deputies ( Yaheg Mamria Meker-beth ). To the left of the building is a tall clock and flag tower.
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