General elections were held in
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
in 1961 to elect all members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the
Imperial Parliament. Political parties were banned, so all candidates were independents. The number of seats was increased from 210 to 250.
[Cowen, L & Laakso, L (2002]
Multi-Party Elections in Africa
p. 62
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
1961 in Ethiopia
General elections in Ethiopia
Non-partisan elections
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