Haile Selassie - Wikipedia He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930 Widely considered to be a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, he is accorded divine importance in Rastafari, an Abrahamic religion that emerged in the 1930s
Haile Selassie I | Biography, Rastafarian, Wife, Death, Facts . . . 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
Haile Selassie I - Quotes, Death Family - Biography 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 over
Haile Selassie - New World Encyclopedia He was crowned on November 2 as Emperor Haile Selassie I at Addis Ababa's Cathedral of St George, in front of representatives from 12 countries (Haile Selassie had been the baptismal name given to Tafari at his christening as an infant meaning "Power of the Holy Trinity ")
Haile Selassie Biography - life, childhood, name, death, history . . . Haile Selassie was an emperor of Ethiopia whose influence as an African leader far surpassed the boundaries of his country Although his popularity declined near the end of his sixty-year reign, Selassie remains a key figure in turning Ethiopia into a modern civilization
Haile Selassie Biography - Learn Religions Haile Selassie was an Ethiopian regent and emperor who faced decades of turmoil as a leader, including exile and imprisonment Eventually, he became known as a prophet and messiah of the Rastafari religious movement, and today is seen as a divine being by Rastafarians
Haile Selassie | Encyclopedia. com Haile Selassie, exiled emperor of Ethiopia, denounced the then-recent invasion and conquest of his country by Italy, a precursor of the continued aggression that would lead to World War II
Haile Selassie: Emperor of Ethiopia (1892 - 1975) - Love Africa Born Tafari Makonnen near Harrar, Ethiopia (1892), the future Emperor Haile Selassie was the son of Ras Makonnen, Governor of Harrar and kin to Emperor Menelik II He’s remembered for his role in Ethiopia’s victory at the 1896 Battle of Adowa