# Sahle-Work Zewde - President of Ethiopia

URL: https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/rulers/sahle-work-zewde
Term: 2018–2024
Number in the list: 192
Born-Died: 1950 - 
Dynasty: Independent
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahle-Work_Zewde

First woman president.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Mulatu Teshome](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/rulers/mulatu-teshome)
- Next in list: [Debretsion Gebremichael](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/rulers/debretsion-gebremichael)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2018 - [Hailemariam Desalegn resigns](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2018-hailemariam-desalegn-resigns)
- 2018 - [Abiy Ahmed becomes prime minister](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2018-abiy-ahmed-becomes-prime-minister)
- 2018 - [Ethiopia and Eritrea declare peace](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2018-ethiopia-and-eritrea-declare-peace)
- 2018 - [Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia's first female president](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2018-sahle-work-zewde-becomes-ethiopia-s-first-female-president)
- 2019 - [Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2019-ethiopian-airlines-flight-302-crashes)
- 2019 - [Prosperity Party replaces the EPRDF](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2019-prosperity-party-replaces-the-eprdf)
- 2019 - [Abiy Ahmed awarded the Nobel Peace Prize](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2019-abiy-ahmed-awarded-the-nobel-peace-prize)
- 2020 - [Hachalu Hundessa is shot; unrest follows](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2020-hachalu-hundessa-is-shot-unrest-follows)
- 2020 - [Tigray War begins](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2020-tigray-war-begins)
- 2020 - [Axum massacre](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2020-axum-massacre)
- 2021 - [2021 general election](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2021-2021-general-election)
- 2021 - [Tigrayan forces retake Mekelle](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2021-tigrayan-forces-retake-mekelle)
- 2022 - [Safaricom launches Ethiopia's first competition in telecoms](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2022-safaricom-launches-ethiopia-s-first-competition-in-telecoms)
- 2022 - [Pretoria Agreement ends the Tigray war](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2022-pretoria-agreement-ends-the-tigray-war)
- 2023 - [Amhara conflict begins with Fano insurgency](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2023-amhara-conflict-begins-with-fano-insurgency)
- 2024 - [Ethiopia joins BRICS](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2024-ethiopia-joins-brics)
- 2024 - [Ethiopia-Somaliland memorandum on Red Sea access](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2024-ethiopia-somaliland-memorandum-on-red-sea-access)
- 2024 - [Birr floated and IMF programme approved](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2024-birr-floated-and-imf-programme-approved)
- 2024 - [Ankara Declaration reconciles Ethiopia and Somalia](https://allhistories.com/ethiopia/timeline/2024-ankara-declaration-reconciles-ethiopia-and-somalia)