King emperor haile selassie biography
Emperor haile selassie of ethiopia.
Emperor Haile Selassie I (born Lij Tafari Makonnen Ge'ez, Amh. pronounciation lij teferī mekōnnin, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and de facto from 1916 to 1936 and 1941 to 1974.
King emperor haile selassie biography
His full set of titles was: "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings and Elect of God," girmawi qedamawi 'atse hayille sillasie, mō'a 'anbassā za'imnaggada yīhūda nigūsa nagast za'ītyōṗṗyā, siyūma 'igzī'a'bihēr).
His name means "power of the Trinity."
Selassie's reputation outside Ethiopia was different from that within. To the outside world, he was heir of an ancient dynasty possibly descended from Solomon, and in his later years he enjoyed ceremonial precedence as one of the most senior heads of state.
His nation was the only African state to have evaded colonization. To many of his own subjects, however, he was an autocratic ruler wh