Interim Regional Administration of Tigray

Interim Regional Administration of Tigray
ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ክልል ትግራይ
Overview
Established23 March 2023
PolityTigray Region
LeaderChief Administrator[1]
Appointed byAbiy Ahmed
Responsible toHouse of Federation of Ethiopia

The Interim Regional Administration (IRA) of Tigray Region (Tigrinya: ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ክልል ትግራይ; Amharic: የትግራይ ክልል ግዝያዊ አስተዳደር) is an interim regional administration announced by the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 23 March 2023.[1][2][3] This appointment was based on Article 10(1) of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in Pretoria between the Federal Government and the TPLF to end the conflict on 2 November 2022, which called for the establishment of an inclusive Interim Regional Administration,[4] and a decision by the House of Federation (HoF) to establish the interim administration of the Tigray regional state, as per Article 62 (9) of the Constitution proclamation 359/1995, article 14/2/B.[2] On the same day, Ato Getachew Reda Kahsay was appointed as IRA head for undisclosed terms.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c PM Abiy "appoints" Getachew Reda head of Tirgay Interim Admin, 23 March 2023, retrieved 23 March 2023
  2. ^ a b c About the establishment of an interim administration of the Tigray region (PDF), 23 March 2023, retrieved 25 March 2023
  3. ^ Ethiopia sets up Tigray interim gov't as part of peace plan, 23 March 2023, retrieved 24 March 2023
  4. ^ Official version of AU-led Ethiopia peace agreement, 4 November 2022, retrieved 24 March 2023