1987 Constitution of Ethiopia

The Constitution of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ ሕገ መንግሥት, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Həzbāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk Ḥige Menigišit), also known as the 1987 Constitution of Ethiopia, was the third constitution of Ethiopia, and went into effect on 22 February 1987 after a referendum on 1 February of that year. Its adoption inaugurated the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE).

1987 Constitution of Ethiopia
Overview
JurisdictionPeople's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (present day Ethiopia and Eritrea)
PresentedJune 1986
Date effective22 February 1987 (1987-02-22)
SystemUnitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
ExecutiveNational Shengo
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