Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force
The Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Ethiopian Air Force The current commander is Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa.
| Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Ethiopian Air Force | |
| Ethiopian Air Force | |
| Member of | Ethiopian National Defense Force |
| Reports to | Chief of General Staff |
| Appointer | the President of Ethiopia |
| Formation | 1929 |
| First holder | Mischka Babichef |
List of officeholders
Ethiopian Empire (1929-1974)
- Mischka Babichef (1929-?)[4]
- Colonel Hubert Julian (?-May 1935)[5]
- Colonel John Robinson (May 1935-?)
- Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1947-1962)[6]
- Christian Nilsson (1957-1962)[7][8]
- Brigadier General Asefa Ayana (1962-1967)[9]
- Major General Abera Woldemariam Mariam (1967-1974)[10]
Derg/PDRE (1974-1992)
- General Asefa G. Egzi (1974, 3 months)
- Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam (1974-6 December 1974)[11]
- Brigadier General Taye Tilahun (6 December 1974-19 September 1977)[12][13]
- Major General Fanta Belay (19 September 1977-1987)[14][15][16]
- Major General Amha Desta (1987-17 May 1989)[17]
- General Alemayehu Agonafir (1989-1992)
Ethiopia (1991-present)
- Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa (since 21 June 2018)
References
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- "Commanders". www.formerethiopianairforce.com.
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- "Ethiopian air force History". formerethiopianairforce.com.
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- Andrew Laurence (29 March 2014). "Ethiopia: Colonel John C. Robinson - Father of Ethiopian Airlines". Addis Ababa: AllAfrica. The Reporter. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "In Memoriam - Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam". Bread and Water for Africa. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- "ETHIOPIA REPLACES 14 IN TOP POSITIONS". The New York Times. 7 December 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- D. Shifaw (2012). The Diary of Terror: Ethiopia 1974 to 1991. Trafford Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-4669-4525-8.
- "ዝክረ – ግንቦት 8.1981:- የአብዮታዊው ሰራዊት ጥቁር ቀን !!!". ethioreference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "New High-Level Civilian and Military Appointments". 19 September 1977 – via Wikileaks.
- Berouk Mesfin. The Role of Military Power in Ethiopia's National Security (1974-1991) (PDF) (Masters thesis).
- "የጄኔራል ደምሴ ቡልቶ ልጅ 'መራር' ትዝታ". BBC News አማርኛ (in Amharic). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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