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 - 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 I: Reign, Legacy, and the Rastafarian Movement Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 He is known for his efforts to modernize Ethiopia, his role in the establishment of the League of Nations and later the United Nations, and his resistance against the Italian invasion in 1935
Haile Selassie I - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Haile Selassie and then the Soviet-backed junta that succeeded him attempted to retain Eritrea by force In 1963, Haile Selassie presided over the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the today's African Union (AU)
The rise and reign of Haile Selassie I (1916–74) 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
Ethiopia - Haile Selassie, Imperialism, Revolution | Britannica When Italy joined the European war 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
Chronology of Haile Selassie - Wikipedia 5 May 1941 – Haile Selassie entered Addis Ababa and reclaimed his throne after leaving for five years since Italian occupation, and address the Ethiopian populace