1974_in_Ethiopia Knowpia

Decades:	1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s;
See also:	Other events of 1974; Timeline of Ethiopian history

The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Ethiopia.

Incumbents edit

Emperor: Haile Selassie I (until 12 September), Amha Selassie (starting 12 September)
Prime Minister:
- until 1 March: Aklilu Habte-Wold
- 1 March-22 July: Endelkachew Makonnen
- 22 July-3 August: vacant
- 3 August-12 September: Mikael Imru
- starting 12 September: post abolished

12 January – the Ethiopian Revolution begun when Ethiopian soldiers rebelled in Negele Borana.^[1]
18 February – Nationwide protests surged in Addis Ababa by students, teachers, workers, taxi drivers and white collar workers.^[1]
28 April – by order of Haile Selassie asked Prime Minister Aklilu Habte-Wold to resign from office and instead installed liberal aristocrat Endelkachew Mekonnen as the new Prime Minister.^[1]
June – the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, also known as the Derg, established to seize the power of the emperor.^[1]
22 July – Endalkachew resigned replaced by Mikael Imru, a progressive aristocrat.^[1]
1 August – Endalkachew was arrested by the Derg.^[1]
12 September – Coup d'état of Haile Selassie resulted his imprisonment at National Palace in Addis Ababa, stayed until his death on 27 August 1975.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gupta, Vijay (1978). "THE ETHIOPIAN REVOLUTION: CAUSES AND RESULTS". India Quarterly. 34 (2): 158–174. ISSN 0974-9284.