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Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, romanized: Qädamawi Ḫäylä Śəllase, lit. 'Power of the Trinity'; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia for Empress Zewditu from 1916 until 1930.
Jun 6, 2024 · Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics. He brought Ethiopia into the League of Nations and the United Nations and made Addis Ababa the major center for the African Union.
Apr 2, 2014 · Haile Selassie was crowned emperor in 1930 but exiled during World War II after leading the resistance to the Italian invasion. He was reinstated in 1941 and sought to modernize the country...
Jun 11, 2024 · When Italy entered World War II in June 1940, the United Kingdom recognized Haile Selassie as a full ally, and the emperor was soon in Khartoum, Sudan, to help train a British-led Ethiopian army. This joint force entered Gojam on January 20, 1941, and encountered an enemy quick to surrender.
Oct 27, 2020 · Haile Selassie – Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Worldhistoryedu.com digs deep into the major events and crucial facts about the life, reign, achievements and colorful legacy of Haile Selassie I – one of Ethiopia’s most famous and respected rulers of the modern era.
Aug 27, 2018 · Haile Selassie, born Ras Tafari Makonnen, was everything from monarch to the returned messiah as believed by the Rastafari movement which reveres him as God incarnate. He was also the Chairperson...
Haile Selassie , orig. Tafari Makonnen, (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Eth.—died Aug. 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–74). Tafari was a son of Ras (Prince) Makonnen, a chief adviser to Emperor Menilek II.
Oct 18, 2021 · Haile Selassie, last emperor of Ethiopia and architect of modern Africa. The last emperor of the 3,000-year-old Ethiopian monarchy was an accomplished politician for the modern age, as well as being revered as a living god, says Nige Tassell. Published: October 18, 2021 at 8:08 AM.
Haile Selassie is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the major figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s.
Jul 25, 2019 · Haile Selassie. On July 23, 1892, a child was born in a village in eastern Ethiopia. He was named Lij Tafari in Amharic, which translates to mean a child of royal birth who is respected or...
