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Meles Zenawi becomes President of Ethiopia.
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Meles Zenawi becomes Prime Minister of Ethiopia
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General and regional election takes place in Ethiopia.
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Meles Zenawi's party EPRDF win 59.7% of the seats in the general election. The leading opposition party Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) gain 20% of the vote.
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EU congratulates the people of Ethiopia on the 'calm and dignified' way elections were held however notes irregularities.
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Massacre killing at least 62 people and injuring hundreds. At least 5,000 detained without a warrant. Many were protesting at election results but other were killed at various locations in Addis Ababa.
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EU presidency declaration on Ethiopia commends joint Ethiopian declaration on electoral process signed on June 10 and calls for an end to violence.
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Meles Zenawi attends G8 summit at Gleneagles, Scotland by invitation from Tony Blair.
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Massacre of at least 70 civilians and children, 200 shot and wounded at various locations around Addis Ababa. At least 10,000 detained without a warrant and released after a month. Alleged that some detainees remain in detention in May 2006 and hundreds were tortured.
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Massacre at Kaliti prison, 60 prisoners shot by prison guards
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US State Department reports serious human rights abuses occurred after 2005 elections.
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Yared Hailemariam presents cases of massacres and detention to members of EU Parliament Committees on Development, Foreign Affairs and the Sub-Committee on Human Rights.
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Leaked report prepared by an Ethiopian public enquiry concludes that 192 civilians were killed in post-electoral violence. The vice chairman of the inquiry, judge Wolde-Michael Meshesha fled Ethiopia before its release having received anonymous death threats.
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Chief EU election observer Ana Gomes states that report confirms serious human rights abuses at time of elections.
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Each year the US State Department reports human rights abuses including 'limitation on citizens' right to change their government during elections, unlawful killings, politically motivated disappearances, beatings, abuse, harassment of journalists and mistreatment of detainees and opposition supporters by security forces'.
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General and regional elections take place in Ethiopia
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Meles Zenawi’s party EPRDF win 91% of seats in the general election and 100% of seats in some regions. The EU and US comment that the election fell short of international standards.
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US State Department reports abuses including 'unlawful killings, torture, beating, and abuse and mistreatment of detainees and opposition supporters by security forces, especially special police and local militias.'
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Ethiopian government dismiss report US human rights report as “baseless and dubious”
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Meles Zenawi in power as Prime Minister or President of Ethiopia for 20 years.
