CHAPTER FOUR#

Defense of the Country, Protection of the People and the Revolution#

Article 24#

  1. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and safeguard the revolution.

  2. The defense of the country and the revolution is the historic responsibility of the entire working people.

Article 25#

  1. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall maintain a strong defense force

  2. The defense force of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is an army of the working people that stands and struggles for the unity of the country, the supremacy of the working people and for peace and socialism.

Article 26#

  1. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall strengthen the country’s defense capability.

  2. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall promote the working people’s spirit of patriotism and revolutionary valor, and when necessary, mobilize the entire working people for the defense of the country and the protection of the people and the revolution.

  3. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall foster the spirit of socialist patriotism of the youth and implement the national military service. 4. The People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shall organize civil defense to withstand natural and man-made calamities.