Prior to the date, it was the house of Emperor Haile Selassie until the 1974 coup d'état.

The Jubilee Palace was the site of the dethronement of Emperor Haile Selassie in September 1974.

[3] Ten low ranking military officers appeared before the Emperor in the palace library and read him the statement of the Derg, which officially removed him from the throne.

The president has a ceremonial role and uses the palace for official functions.

[1] In 2019, The Ethiopian government announced in its intention to build a new official presidential residence, after which the National Palace inaugurated a new museum.