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
Ethiopia
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
07 OCT 1928 – LIJ TAFARI IS CROWNED NEGUS
On 7 October 1928, Lij Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael was crowned Negus (Amharic for King). Two years later, he would be crowned Negusa Nagast (Amharic for King of Kings) at Addis Ababa's Cathedral of St. George where he … [Read more...] about 07 OCT 1928 – LIJ TAFARI IS CROWNED NEGUS
THE END OF AN EMPIRE
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
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