On June 30th, 1936 Emperor HAILE SELASSIE I made an impassioned appeal before the League of Nations to demand Justice for Ethiopia who was under attack by the Fascist army of Benito Mussolini. "I, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of … [Read more...] about 30 JUNE 1936 – HAILE SELASSIE-I ADDRESSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA
On May 05, 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns triumphantly to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, five years to the day of when it was occupied by Italy. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini had been wanting to add Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland … [Read more...] about 05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA
APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY
As HAILE SELASSIE-I visited Jamaica on Thursday, April 21, 1966, some 100,000 Rastafari descended on Kingston's Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International Airport). They waited patiently at the airport, playing drums and smoking … [Read more...] about APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY
Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw
Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie. She was born in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia as the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of … [Read more...] about Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw
02 NOV 1930 H.I.M. CROWNED EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA
Haile Selassie I was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Lij translates to ‘child’, and serves to indicate that a youth is of noble blood. His given name, Tafari, means ‘one who is respected or feared’. Like most Ethiopians, his … [Read more...] about 02 NOV 1930 H.I.M. CROWNED EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA