On 28 August 1975, the Ethiopian state media reported that Emperor Haile Selassie had died on 27 August of "respiratory failure" following complications from a prostate examination followed up by a prostate operation. Dr. Asrat Woldeyes … [Read more...] about THE END OF AN EMPIRE
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO H.I.M. EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I
Today on July 23, Rastafarians around the world rejoice in the birthday celebrations of Ethiopia's EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I. Born as Ras Tafari Makonnen in 1892, he served as Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and as emperor from 1930 to … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO H.I.M. EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I
30 JUNE 1936: HAILE SELASSIE-I ADDRESSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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 Ethiopia, … [Read more...] about 30 JUNE 1936: HAILE SELASSIE-I ADDRESSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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
01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA
On the African continent, only two nations, Ethiopia and Liberia, were never colonized by a European power in the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa." Liberia was founded by freed African-American slaves with the help of the the American … [Read more...] about 01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA