Haile Selassie speech to League of Nations
E61657
The Haile Selassie speech to the League of Nations was the Ethiopian emperor’s 1936 appeal to the international community condemning Italy’s invasion and the use of chemical weapons, and is remembered as a landmark denunciation of aggression and defense of collective security.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti‑war speech
→
diplomatic appeal → historical event → political speech → |
| about |
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
→
Covenant of the League of Nations →
surface form: "League of Nations Covenant"
aggression in international relations → collective security → failure of international sanctions → self‑determination of nations → sovereignty of Ethiopia → use of chemical weapons → |
| appealsFor |
collective action
→
respect for international law → |
| appealsTo | international community → |
| associatedWith |
Benito Mussolini
→
Ethiopia → Kingdom of Italy → |
| audience | League of Nations → |
| callsFor |
enforcement of sanctions against Italy
→
upholding of League of Nations Covenant → |
| condemns |
Italian aggression
→
bombing of civilians → use of poison gas → |
| country | Switzerland → |
| date | 1936 → |
| deliveredTo | League of Nations Assembly → |
| emphasizes |
principle of collective security
→
rights of small nations → |
| givenBy | Haile Selassie I → |
| historicalSignificance |
early warning of World War II
→
landmark denunciation of aggression → symbol of failure of League of Nations → |
| language | Amharic → |
| legacy |
frequently cited in discussions of international justice
→
influential in later human rights discourse → |
| place | Geneva → |
| politicalContext |
interwar period
→
rise of fascism in Europe → |
| speaker | Haile Selassie I → |
| topic |
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
→
surface form: "Second Italo‑Ethiopian War"
|
| translatedInto |
English
→
French → |
| warns |
future global conflict
→
spread of aggression → |
| year | 1936 → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.