Haile Selassie I
Haile Selassie(1892-1975)
Haile Selassie I was an Ethiopian emperor from 1930 to 1974. He is a defining figure in contemporary Ethiopian history.
He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I.
His internationalist views led to Ethiopia becoming a charter member of the United Nations, and his political thought and experience in promoting multilateralism and collective security have proved seminal and enduring. His suppression of rebellions among the landed aristocracy earned him criticism among some contemporaries and historians.
Among the Rastafari movement, whose followers are estimated to number between 700,000 and one million, Haile Selassie is revered as the returned messiah of the Bible, God incarnate. Haile Selassie was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian throughout his life.
The 1973 famine in Ethiopia led to Haile Selassie's eventual removal from the throne following a coup d'état.
He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I.
His internationalist views led to Ethiopia becoming a charter member of the United Nations, and his political thought and experience in promoting multilateralism and collective security have proved seminal and enduring. His suppression of rebellions among the landed aristocracy earned him criticism among some contemporaries and historians.
Among the Rastafari movement, whose followers are estimated to number between 700,000 and one million, Haile Selassie is revered as the returned messiah of the Bible, God incarnate. Haile Selassie was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian throughout his life.
The 1973 famine in Ethiopia led to Haile Selassie's eventual removal from the throne following a coup d'état.
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