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PEACEFt:J. AND DEMOCRttTIC TRANSITIONAL <.:O!"FEllENCE OF ETHIOPIA
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t:ONTEN"TII
TRANSIT IOANL l'ERIOI? CHARTER OF ETHIOPIA
No. I ,
WIIEREAS the overthrow of the milituy dictlotonhip
1""1 hu ruled I::thiov'a for ",venlMa yean preseatl I hiwtmiefl
moment. providiag the l'eople. of Ethiopia with the opportwIity
10 ~huild the ~'Ountry and 7Utnu:lure the l tate democn.ticalIy;
WHEREAS the 'mli tary diet.torahip w ... iD _ ••
continullioa of the PRl,·juu. "',imet and it. clemiJe zDa..q tho
end of .n era of . ubju,aliou and 0PP""";o.a IhIU .tartiog. ue~ chapter io Ethiopiall history in which . freedom, eauaI fiShl' . ud . ~II. detennill.o.tion of aU the peoples l hall ~ the
govern ing prineiples of IlOlitic:al. eeonomie aad ' tocid life ud
thereby IlINI lribuliag 10 Ihe wflrah of the EthiopiaD. Peoplel
IIInd raeuin, them b'om cenluriel of suf.;uplioe Illd .... .. ·.rdnes;
WHI!:REAS peace . nri . lIloi1itT. II _tial ~a-.
of de,·eloprm:nt. req";re the t nd of all hoatililiN, the bediDg
of wounda Ulltee! hT coufliet. ..... d the elCablisbment azul maia..
lenallce of ~ ueis hbourlme. ud c:o-openItioa ;
WHEREAS for the (wfilment 01 the aforemeallolMd __
dilioD' an.1 for lbe lei.(n of I jWlI peHI'. the'proc1amatioa of •
dr-moentie order ;. • cattpriul uDPfII"ItiYe, lad;
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.talled hy the previoua rq:imet Ihdl be di.ammt1ed, rep..l
prej lldiciOl redraed ..... d lbe rigbll l ad iDlereItI or !be depri
ved .ehi1oe1ll latt8n.nled hy a demoo:nolK: pvemmeat elee*.l, b, .nd .t'C!OlIn lable to Ihe People;
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. n ,e' in. Cool):l"1'o<.'(: com'coed from July 1··- 5 in ADDI::>.
ABABA, hue oixU55et1 anollipproved The Charier layillll daw~
the rules gvverning The Transition.!" ' GOv~mn,enl ru; welJ Q
S" tling down the l,rinei!,l" ror the Il'1lIUilional period,
NO~ THER.EFOnE, i1 il hereby proclaim .... ' lIS rOUOW i :
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PART ONE
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
Bued on the Ullin,,"l J.>ec,lar,ltion of Huma" Righ ts of
the t,;niled 1'>.Iion.; udoVted and proelaimed by the Genef1l1
/, _ mbly lIy .-esoluli<1I1 217 A .(·111) of 10 Dee . .}9-i8 ·indiv-i
du"l huTtlun righ .. !h.U· be rftpeeled fully, and withoul any
limitalilm ,. hatsoevet. l'w.t ticularl), everjr individu~ &h.1I
have;
I I 'The freedom of fil"uscience, e:opmMIion, IIs.'IOOiltion and
. peaceable II.'Mmbly;
1.1 The right 10 cngalle ill ·unrutricted polilil'..:J lIet;v;ty and
10 org~u i~e 1'0liliCliI patli"', pl"Dvided the e><ereile of tuch .
right dOl!ll DOl inlrinj!:e upon the rigbt. of nlhen.
Article· Two
The right of naliona. natiunaliti ... and peoples to ICU:determi.
nation' i! affirmed. 1'0 Ih;" end, e.ch natioo, nationalily .... d
~le ia guananteed the right to:
al P~rve ill identity and h.ve il I"Hpeeh:n, prolJlOte il.'l
culture and hiotary ILIId u!le and develop i ... Innguage;
bl Adminiater itll own .((ain _within its own defined tCt·
ritory and dfect;vdy participat;e in t.he ceotral ,"o,·ernmen.t
on Ihe balio uf f~m, and fair ud propet' repr:ueoll '
t;"'n;
e/ ["ere*, its. righl to sdf-determi.nat~on of independence,
whcn the concerned, D.tion/natioo~ity and people u
convinced that Ihr- above rigbtll are denied, .lIridged o.
abrogated.
PART TWO
PRINCIPLF.S l:UJDlNG FOREIGN ' POLlCY
The T . alUlitionai Government wi~ condor.t il..- foreign re-
1D.tiona on the l>Uia of Ih" principl ... of rupeet [or .he fOvereig·
nily and equality of atal.". and non·intervention "nd null.in";,"
[erence in inlema! .f.irs, a. "WeD .. the promotiou of mutual
interafl. Accordill{l\y;
. Irlicl .. True.
Tb" policy o[ dutabiliration and conflict'prunlotion hitherl!,o
actively punlled by !be pre,·iinu regime with rupeel to the
country" neishboun . b.11 ceue forthwith with the iMuenee
of thil Charter.
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Ar.icle " OUT
It ahall abid~ by "II mIOlual ag...,.,ments t.b..t l'Hpet"tthe .ave·
""gnily of Ethiol,i. and .are·. ool wnlrary to Iho iD.ten.t8· of
Ihe PW1,le.
, Irlide! Fin:
- ,abliah direet: Loeal g<;>¥~rnmenll ~hall hue I~ righl 10 _
coulact wilh relief {j.g~Dinliollll wilh ""'~t 10 relief work.
PART THREE
STR1; ('!'URE ANO COMPOSITION 0(" THE
TR.·\ ,"{SITIONAL GOVERNMENT
.4r1 icle Six
There shall be l~lnLliMed • Trart5ilional Government ~.
ii~ting of a Council of Rel'~ntative!l and a Co\lDea of Mini,
, Iers.
Arlide se~e"
Tho: Couneil of IUpresenlalive!l ,hall be OOlll.poeed ot repro
MOnlativ"" of ualionl l Iw.,tltion movements, other politiul 01"1:
I nwtion! Ind" prominenl individuals, 10 make.up a .total of DO
mOl"t: th;n 87 members.
Arlide ftllhl
Th" T.alUlilional (;Qv~rnment thall uerciae all legal ~
polilicul mopolUlibility for !Ii governance of Ethiopia until ~t
hands o~cr power to a government popularly elected .on the .bub of a ne,,·ColUllitution.
ATlide nI'"" The <":ouncil of Rep~nlalive! , hall dercile legialative
(''''clions II.!! follow! uud on"""" Ihe work. of the Counea of
Minislers:
a; draw.up il'R niles of procfliu",.
"i election of i lJ ChairpenoD, who thall al80 be the Head
of Siale, lind a Vice-ChairpersoD.od Sec.-etary, the He.4 of SI~I" , hall 'appoint the Prime MiDi.lter, wboae ap
pointment shall be appltlVM by thee. ColI.ucil CJl. Rep ... ~ntative!. The head of atate, the Prime !>.lin~ter. tlw Vice-Chairperson and ~retary of the CoDncil of HepteM:ntatinll , han he from ~e",nt Dationa/n.atioD.alities;
c/ .pprov" t~ P.iDlf! Minister's nominalion of the ~. ber.o of Council of Minislerl drawn_up ~n colUlidera-'
I;orn. of ascertainiug a broad national repreaentation,
1(!f.hni",,1 comp"lence aud ullIwetving adherence 10
Ihl! Charier;
d/ illitialion .nd promulpLion of proclamation CI"rlt$ pUrluanl la the Charier;
~ eI adoption of natioDal budget;
f/ provide (or tloe administration of jUlll,ce on the haW
of the Charier; The Cou,rts thill , in tbe;.. WOl"k~ be !rw from aD¥ pvcmment"al inlm~",D.ee wi~h ""JII!Ct to
ikula provided for in Part One, Aniele One of the Charter;
81 estalli ish the Consti tutional CoO'''';-''on;
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PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMME
1 II,· t ' ;" .. ·inp; \,rovitions for a InolUlilional period h.~e been a '!,,!,I":! in order 10 lead lhe coulliry 10W.rd. full democracy.
A. POL/TICAl.
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The Council of Repretent~ liv" ahall eonSlill1te Ibe Coll~t
illl.rion .. l. ComlOD1ssion 10 draw up • drafl <:Got l'lulion .
The Con.(ilulion. t Commiaion ah.1I .ubm'! 10 the COU ....
cil of lIeprneotll i'·e11 the drar. <:ODJtitution,
Arlide e/¢I'f'n
Upoil . dopl io" of the draft eDnuilution by the Council of
Hepraent. l io·es the <:onsfi lulion .hall be Pl"I!Ienled 10 Ihe people
rOf diK uSJion.
The final d.\l r, , h"l! h., "resented for odor"o" I" the Cono
~ti lue" l AI'I'I<·mbl!· In be electo:d pUr5ulnt 10 Ihe finll drafl of
It..: C.'"~t itu t ion .
Arficl., I~ell"
El«liol,' to a' National X_mb]y bhalJ be held on the baa ...
,,( Ihe llroo·i.iona of Ihe lie", Coll$li lulion.
Tlu Trlln~ition. 1 Governmenl ahan h.ndon r powe. \0 !he
I,arty or ptl rli~ Ihnt glin • m.jority in the Nil;"".! A.wembl)' .
TI,e ... id nalionll! eleeliolUl ~1i. 1I be held no 1. ler Ihnn tW(l
years .{I ~ r the .,..",I,li lhmenl of Ihe Tranailiooll Cove.nmenl.
Proyid''IJ h"w~Yff, Ihot the period ea.n be u.le~ded by tbe CoUll'
eil DC Rel.rHCn'.'iv .... for no mo,.., Ih.n . ia "'Ollila.
There , hili be a J ..... t. lahl ithi.u.g loc.1 and region.1 coun.
ei lt!ll for local adminislr .. li'·e pUrpwel defined on tho: bas ... of
Dlliunalily, l:: leel ioll' fur IUch loc.1 .nd rellionai eDuueib . h.1I
he held ,,·ilhin Ihrt'e tnOlllh. of the establishmenl of 11it: Transi·
lioo.l Coo'emmelll , .. he~·u k>cal amditioru al\ow.
B. IIEU!f AiYD REHABILITATiON
The. T'.lUIilional (:O .... efJUDf:nl it unequivocally ciele,mined
10 ensure the de livery of relief Ulitl,noe 10 lreu uo'" ed Iryo w.r .nd droullh\. In oonneelion wilh Ihi.t ;
.Arli(le FtllUl«n
It ah.lI,ive prioril)" ttl lhe rehabilitation of IhooI.: .II"CU tilat
hne been leverl)· "Heeled hy the war , pr1son.:n of "'lIr ....
pri.onen of W.f .. well .. IhoM RCliom 01 lhe population
that h.ve been roroelLly uprooled Ly the pre .. iou~ regi~·.
policy of .iI1alliu lion and raelliement.
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in lraSl ruelun: thl' h&il ~cn dtlllroy!"<i (I f dlm.grd by Ihe ","r.
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I'/IR! to' IV.: LEG \J.ITY or T il E C II.-,\RTEI{
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