Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.

Other name:

Ras Tafari Makonnen,

Tafari Makonnen,

ተፈሪ መኮንን,

ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ,

Lij Tafari,

Lij Tafari Makonnen,

Täfäri Mäkonnän,

Qädamawi Haylä Səllasé,

Ləj Täfäri Mäkonnən,

ልጅ ተፈሪ መኮንን,

Jah Rastafari

Gender:

Male

Birthday:

Jul 22, 1892

Deathday:

26 thg 8, 1975

Place of birth:

Harar, Ethiopia