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Ethiopia Council of State
The Council of State, consisting of the president of the
republic, several vice presidents, a secretary, and other
members, was an organ of the National Shengo. The Council of
State served as the most active oversight arm of the
government, and it exercised the national legislative role
when the National Shengo was not in session. In addition to
its normal functions, the Council of State was empowered to
establish a defense council and might be assigned special
duties by the National Shengo (see
Command and Force
Structure, ch. 5). The Council of State had the further
authority to issue decrees in the pursuit of the duties
stipulated by law or assigned by the National Shengo. The
power of this organ was evident in the constitutional
provision that stated, "When compelling circumstances
warrant it, the Council of State may, between sessions of
the National Shengo, proclaim a state of emergency, war,
martial law, mobilization or peace."
Data as of 1991
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