Haile Selassie I

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Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and a central figure in modern Ethiopian history, widely revered in the Rastafari movement as a messianic and divine figure.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian Orthodox Christian
emperor
head of state
human
monarch
politician
alsoKnownAs Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
Elect of God
His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I
King of Kings
Lij Tafari Makonnen
Ras Tafari Makonnen
awarded Order of Pius IX
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
birthDate 1892-07-23
birthName Tafari Makonnen
birthPlace Ejersa Goro
Ethiopian Empire
Harar Province
burialPlace Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
causeOfDeath uncertain circumstances
centralFigureIn Rastafari movement
child Asfaw Wossen Haile Selassie
Makonnen Haile Selassie
Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie
Tenagnework Haile Selassie
countryOfCitizenship Ethiopia
coupDEtat 1974 Ethiopian revolution
deathDate 1975-08-27
deathPlace Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
dynasty Solomonic dynasty
exileLocation Bath, England
father Makonnen Wolde Mikael
languageSpoken Amharic
English
French
monarchOf Ethiopian Empire
mother Yeshimebet Ali
name Haile Selassie I
notableFor appeal to the League of Nations in 1936
influence on Pan-Africanism
modernization of Ethiopia
resistance to Italian invasion
role in founding the Organization of African Unity
overthrownBy Derg
participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
positionHeld Emperor of Ethiopia
Governor of Harar
Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia
predecessor Zewditu I
reignEnd 1974-09-12
reignStart 1930-11-02
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
returnedToPower 1941
spouse Empress Menen Asfaw
Menan Asfaw
successor Aman Andom
title Emperor of Ethiopia
King of Kings of Ethiopia
Negusa Nagast
viewedAs divine figure in Rastafari
messianic figure in Rastafari


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