1955 Constitution of Ethiopia

1955 Constitution of Ethiopia
1955 Constitution of Ethiopia
	The introduction page of constitution
Overview
Jurisdiction	Ethiopian Empire
Created	4 November 1955
System	Constitutional monarchy
Chambers	Senate; Chamber of Deputies;
Executive	Parliament
Repealed	15 September 1974
Author(s)	A.H. Garretson; John Spencer; Edgar Burlington;

Emperor Haile Selassie proclaimed a revised constitution in November 1955 of the Ethiopian Empire. The new constitution was intended to improve Ethiopia's international image. While it consolidated the Emperor's absolutist powers it introduced concepts such as the separation of powers and expanded the role of the Ethiopian parliament. It was abrogated in 1974 with the Ethiopian revolution of that year which resulted in the abolition of the monarchy by the Derg.