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Yohannes IV killed while fighting Mahdist forces and is succeeded by the king of Shoa, who becomes Emperor
Menelik II.
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Menelik signs a bilateral friendship treaty with Italy at Wuchale which Italy interprets as giving it a protectorate
over Ethiopia. Ethiopia rejects this interpretation, later renounces the treaty and repays a loan.
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Addis Ababa becomes Ethiopia's capital.
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July 23, 1892 (16 Hamle 1884) - Birthdate of Haile Selassie I as Ledj Tafari Makonnen in Ejarsa Goro in Harar,
Ethiopia. Tafari is the son of Ras Makonnen, a Shoa Amharan nobel, who was married to an Oromo, Waziero
Yashimabet, who died two years after the birth of Ledj Tafari. Negus Ras Tafari Makonnen was given his
religious/spiritual name, Haile Selassie I (Might of the Trinity) upon his transfiguration on November 2, 1930.
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Menelik II leads Ethiopians in victory over the Italian forces, at Adwa; treaty of Wuchale annulled; Italy recognises
Ethiopia's independence but retains control over Eritrea.
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Menelik II defeats the Italians and signs the Treaty of Addis Ababa
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Tafari Makonnen assigned first military title "Dejazmach"
(keeper of 'the Gate') by his father Ras Makonnen. "Keeper
of the Gate" is similar to the title of "Count" in Western
terms.
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Often this day (1st November) is not given much attention,
but it's an important one which should be also remembered
and honored by those who claim to follow HIM.
This year (2017) is to celebrate the 112th anniversary of
the 'Dejazmatch appointment' from Lij Tafari Makonnen
(Qedamawi Haile Selassie) by H.H. Ras Makonnen Wolde
Mikael.
(Dejazmatch means literally "Commander of the Gate")
Source: Joannes Fey ~ FB Post 10-28-2017
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(13 Magabit 1898) - Tafari's Father, Ras Makonnen ascension
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Tafari appointed position of Dejazmach
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Cornerstone Of Railway Terminal - 1908 (HIM ~ Selected Speeches ~ Chapter XII)
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Dejazmach Tafari appointed (Governor) of his home province of Harar
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Dej Tafari marries Woizero Menen Asfaw (grand-daughter
of Ras Michael)
Empress Menen is the only Empress to have been crowned
on the same day, during the same ceremony, with the
Emperor. An all-night service was held in the St. George
cathedral (above) on the eve of the coronation. Negus Ras
Tafari and his wife Woizero Menen prayed in unison with
richly costumed priests and deacons, who danced, chanted
and beat drums and prayer sticks in time with the music of
harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and the one-stringed
masanko.
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Menelik II's ascension and is succeeded by his grandson, Lij Iyasu, who's reign was cut short when Lij Iyasu
adopted Islam as his personal religion with intentions to make Islam the national religion of Ethiopia. This was
met with severe opposition and mutual consensus from the long-standing nobles and royal advisors on replacing
Lij Iyasu with well-respected and qualified, Tafari Makonnen.
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Tafari Makonnen is made Regent, given title of "Ras", and
ascended to Heir to the Solomonic Throne. Ras Tafari was
advisor to Empress Zewditu and embarked on a program to
modernize Ethiopia by building schools, hospitals, and
modernizing the army; while establishing relationships
with other countries.
The 101st Anniversary (09/27/2017)
On the 27th September 1916 (17th Mäskäräm 1909)
Archbishop Abuna Mattewos, Etchäge Waldä Giyorgis with
the priests and the nobles with the army appointed
Dejazmatch Tafari Makonnen; Ras Crown Prince and Regent
Plenipotentiary of the Imperial Ethiopian Empire.
Source: The Church of Haile Selassie Inc.
Ourselves, by virtue of Our descent from the Queen of Sheba
and King Solomon, ever since We accepted in trust, in 1909
(1916), first the regency of the Ethiopian realm and later the
Imperial dignity, right up to the present, We have set out to
the best of Our ability to improve, gradually, internal
administration by introducing into the country western modes
of civilization through which Our people may attain a higher
level; hence Our conscience does not rebuke Us. The
Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I (volume 1)
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The 101st Anniversary of the Battle of Segale 1916.
One battle to the Throne.
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Ethiopia, represented by Regent Ras Tafari, becomes a member of the League of Nations (An international
organization formed in 1920 to promote peace and co-operation between countries).
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Ras Tafari Makonnen visits Rome, Paris, and London
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Your Highness’ presence amongst us is apt to strengthen
and to renew those memories of 1600 years.Two Greeks,
the sons of Meropius the merchant, Frumentius and
Aedesius, were taken prisoner at the Ethiopian seaboard
and thus entered the country. They founded the Church of
Ethiopia by teaching the country’s inhabitants and by
becoming apostles of the faith.Your Highness, the affection
which binds the two countries together began at that time.
In the year 325 Athanasius, the great bishop of Christian
Greece, bestowed at Alexandria the name of founder of the
Church of Ethiopia upon Frumentius and did so with great
glory. And he also anointed him bishop of the Ethiopian
Church. We are aware that Ethiopia’s success in guarding
her independence at all times arises from the mountains
which have been given to her by nature and which separate
her from all the other African countries. It is proper to say
that Ethiopia has been the bastion of Christianity for more
than a millennium among the savages and pagans in the
arid desert. Homer said of the Ethiopians that they excelled
above others. Diodorus speaks of their virtue. He admires
their fight for their freedom.
At the time of Alexander the Great and his heirs Greek
culture had entered Ethiopia and had opened a new road of
civilization. It left written monuments (a map) which
demonstrate its progress. The Ptolemies and the Byzantine
kings desired the Ethiopian people to establish a basis and
to extend their rule up to the Red Sea. When Byzantium
fought with the Persians, it threw into the battle the might
of the Ethiopians. Your Highness' country was a crossroads
and meeting point of the civilized nations in the
Mediterranean and Indian areas. Since the Greeks were at
that time held in great honour in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian
kings are said to have known the Greek language....
Monsieur Dimetri Papapouleas
**The Regent of Ethiopia RasTeferi in Greece 1924**
Source: Haile Iyesus FB Post ~ 10-11-2017 ~
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?
fbid=10155111946582613&set=a327041832612.
152755.55879261 &type=3&theater&ifg=1
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Opens Postal Head Office - 1927 (HIM ~ Selected Speeches ~ Chapter XII)
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(27 Meskarem 1921) - Regent Ras Tafari Makonnen ascends to the office of King and assumes the title Negus and
crowned Negus Ras Tafari.
***This day in Ethiopian history, October 7, 1928: The crowning of Ras Teferi Makonnen as Negus Teferi
Makonnen***
It would be the 1st time in Ethiopia's history that a King ruled alongside a ruling Monarch; who in this case was
Empress Zaditu, daughter of Emperor Menelik II. Due to Ras Teferi's knowledge of foreign affairs, and
understanding of the changing times, certain of the nobles and military decided that it would be in Ethiopia's best
interest to have H.R.H. Ras Teferi rule alongside Her Imperial Majesty.
Blessed Sabbath in the name of H.I.M. Qedamawi Haile Selassie and Empress Itege Menen !
Blessed 89th Anniversary of the Crowning of H.H. Crown Prince Regent , known at that time as Ras Tafari
Makonnen and Princess Woizero Menen . 7th Oct 1928.
Taken from the Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I.
CHAPTER 24
About Our receiving the dignity of kingship without ceasing to be Heir Apparent.
....Subsequently, the ministers and nobles living at Addis Ababa as well as the army commanders and all men
holding office reached agreement unanimously and declared: ‘Worthless common people rise up from time to time
against our Crown Prince and create upheaval; perhaps on some future occasion, when similar disturbances arise,
we may fail to prevent internal bloodshed; it is, therefore, necessary to think of means of restraining such com
motion. For this purpose it is best to act as follows: Empress Zawditu should have solely the honour of the Crown
and the Throne—as was established when first she succeeded to the reign, leaving the task of government entirely
to the Crown Prince, while the latter should carry out on his sole authority the whole business of government (as
was defined and initiated on 17th Maskaram 1909 = 27th September 1916), without consulting the Empress and
without obtaining her permission. In order that his authority should possess force and be respected, it would be
best for us to arrange that he should attain the dignity of Kingship.' Once they had decided this, they assembled in
the wide square within the palace precincts and approached Empress Zawditu in writing: ‘May it please you to have
H.H. Crown Prince Tafari proclaimed King and have him carry out, on his sole authority, any government business
without having to consult anyone.'
Empress Zawditu summoned her special counsellors, and when they proffered her advice it seemed to them an
extremely difficult matter. In truth, I myself felt it to be very difficult. For, once proclaimed King of some large part
of Ethiopia, I could not go there or else the Empress would need another Regent. As King I could scarcely reside at
Addis Ababa, for it was not customary for two Kings to reside in one city. She therefore sent word to them to be
given time in which to ponder the matter.
This proposal by the people was awkward not only for Empress Zawditu but even for myself. I therefore
summoned three men from the assembled nobles and despatched them to the people with this message: ‘It would
be good if the idea which you have had that the work of government be accomplished by one man's sole and
undivided design could be carried out, but it would be as well if the proposal as regards the Kingship were not
raised. Arrange for this matter to be dropped, for it might appear that I had incited you in the desire to become
King; it is God alone who knows that I am not involved in this affair but people do not know.' They sent word back
to Us: ‘We cannot go back on it, for the reason we have acted was that we were mindful of the honour of our realm
and the benefit and peace of the people—without favouring anyone.' We therefore kept quiet.
Later on, when they saw the reply which had reached them from Empress Zawditu asking for time to ponder the
matter, they presented to her a further written submission which all of them signed and sealed: The fact that
Empress Zawditu was asking for time to think about it was simply to obtain time in order to issue a refusal after
consultation with her friends who follow her own way of thinking and who do not like modern conditions; or to
bring about, on these grounds, a situation in which revolution and civil war would be created. 'However that may
be’, their submission ran, ‘we are determined to do what is necessary, being assembled here and not intending to
disperse unless you give us the reply today.'
Moreover, the people of the city did not know the true reason why the ministers, nobles, and army commanders
had assembled in the palace grounds, and it needed very little for them to start a revolution.
Empress Zawditu caused the declaration which had been presented to her with signatures and seals, to be read;
and, when she had understood it, she thought it would be preferable to accept their counsel in order to avoid
bloodshed. She then directed that the following written announcement be read out to them: 'It is my wish that the
Crown Prince be crowned as King on a date determined by you on the basis of the advice tendered by you.'
Consequently security and calm returned. Thereupon they pushed each other forward penetrating as far as the
internal courtyard and clapped hands with joy. Then they conveyed their thanks saying: ‘Long live H.M. the
Empress! May Ethiopia live for ever.' They then went back to their homes.
The next morning they assembled once more and claimed that it would be better for this affair of the Kingship to be
accomplished within three days, lest second thoughts should ruin this matter if further delay were to occur. We
convinced them, however, of the impossibility of a thing like Kingship being carried out within two or three days
and, furthermore, of the need to inform each of the governments of our neighbours, so that their representatives
might come and take part in our joy. It was, therefore, decided that the coronation should take place one month
hence, on 27th Maskaram 1921 (= 7th October 1928).
As there was rejoicing about Empress Zawditu’s approval that We were to be proclaimed King, and since the
British, French, and Italians, who possess colonies in our neighbourhood, were delighted, the British Government
despatched to Addis Ababa the Governor of Berbera, Mr. Kittermaster, the French Government sent the Governor
of Jibuti, M. Chapon Baissac, and the Italian Government the Governor of Eritrea, Signor Corrado Zoli.
When everything that was required for this festival of Kingship had been prepared, the whole great ceremony
which is enacted for crowning a King of the Ethiopian Empire took place on 27th Maskaram 1921 (= 7th October
1928); We received the crown from the hands of Empress Zawditu, and the festive day passed off with dignity .
Psalms for the Sabbath :
2, 20 , 48, 92, 110, 116, 149.
Act ch 2 .
Rastafari peace and luv . More blessings and guidance through the Sabbath . Trod with luv and righteousness .
Source: Nyahbinghi Rastafari ~ FB Post 10-07-2017
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Ethiopian Royalty ~ 1928
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Her Royal Highness Zewditu
Queen of the Kings of Abyssinia
Empress of Ethiopia
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Negus RasTafari and Empress Zewditu
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Passing of Negus Ras Tafari's cousin Her Imperial
Majesty Empress Zewditu. Negus Ras Tafari Makonnen
proclaimed Emperor
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Unveiling Menelik's Statue - Nov. 01, 1930 (HIM ~ Selected
Speeches ~ Chapter IV)
*******
A Tribute To The Famous Monarch, Menelik II
The equestrian statue was unveiled by Haile Selassie the
day before his coronation, in the presence of high Ethiopian
officials and the foreign diplomatic groups. The coronation
took place in a temporary building adjacent to St. George
Cathedral.
Source: Tsega Tekle Haimanot ~ FB Post 11-02-2017
*******
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1930 - November 2 (23 Tekent 1922) - Transfiguration
Day. (video) On this day after court mourning for Empress
Zewditu ended, proclaimed heir to the throne Negus Ras
Tafari Makonnen ascends the royal throne of King David
and King Solomon and is elevated as "His Imperial Majesty
Emperor Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of
Judah, Elect of God, King of kings of Ethiopia" assuming the
title Negus Negast (King of kings), office of Emperor and
vested with the 7 ornaments of the Coronation: Gold Sword,
Diamond Encrusted Ring, 2 Traditional Lances, Imperial
Scepter, Gold Globe (Orb), Imperial Crown. Elevated and
ascends the throne of David, annointed and crowned His
Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I (Qedamawi Haile
Selassie I)(Might of the Trinity) followed by the crowning of
Empress Menen Asfaw (Itegue Menen Asfaw) ascending
with the title of Negesti Negast (Queen of queens).
Documented in The Biography of Empress Menen Asfaw
Empress Menen is the only Empress to have been crowned
on the same day, during the same ceremony, with the
Emperor. An all-night service was held in the St. George
cathedral (above) on the eve of the coronation. Negus Ras
Tafari and his wife Woizero Menen prayed in unison with
richly costumed priests and deacons, who danced, chanted
and beat drums and prayer sticks in time with the music of
harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and the one-stringed
masanko.
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THE CORONATION OF HIM QEDAMAWI HAILE SELASSIE AND EMPRESS ITEGE MENEN . 2nd Nov 1930
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia !
Addison E. Southard, United States Minister to Ethiopia
National Geographic, June 1931
“As Sunday, November 2, dawned clear, all in Addis Ababa began to prepare for the impressive event of the
morning. The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and his Empress have just completed a night of prayer and
devotion at the most high altar within. Through the early morning the chanting of praises continued, accompanied
by the dancing of the priests with their great pulsating drums, the whole suggestive of the Ancient Jewish rites
which were in use at the time of King David danced before the Ark of the Covenant.“ Proceeded by waving incense
burners, His Imperial Majesty, attired in white silk communion robes, entered the ceremonial hall with an escort of
aides and clergy, and took his place upon the Throne. The thrilling but solemn silence gently breaks to the throaty
voice of his holiness the Abuna Kyrillos:
“Ye princes and ministers, ye nobles and chiefs of the army, ye soldiers and people of Ethiopia, and ye doctors and
chiefs of the clergy, ye professors and priests, look ye upon our Emperor Haile Selassie the First, descended from
the dynasty of Menelik the First, who was born of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, a dynasty perpetuated without
interruption from the time of King Sehale to our times.”
“Forty nine bishops and priests of this ancient Christian country, in groups of seven, have held place for seven days
and nights in the seven corners of the National Cathedral to chant without ceasing nine Psalms of David. They are
now joined by hundreds more. The established Coptic Church is revered and all-powerful in Ethiopia. This is a day
when it may and does show its impressive might and splendor.“
The Emperor, whose name is Anglicized as Power of the Holy Trinity, before the questioning of the Abuna gives his
sacred pledge to uphold the Orthodox religion of the Church, to support and administer the laws of the country for
the betterment of the people, to maintain the integrity of Ethiopia, and to found schools for developing the Spiritual
and Material welfare of her subjects.
“Chanting and prayers to the God of Gods rise from a multitude of priestly throats and reverberate from the lofty
ceiling of the Cathedral. One by one with the solemn rites and blessings of the high Ethiopian clergy, He received
the Gold-Embroidered Scarlet Robes, the Jeweled Sword, Imperial Gold Scepter, the Orb, the Diamond Encrusted
Ring, and two Gold Filigree Lances in token of His position and responsibility. Following ancient customs, as when
Samuel anointed David, and Zadok and Nathan anointed Solomon, so the Abuna anointed His Majesty’s head with
oil. Seven differently scented ointments of ancient prescription are received on the Imperial head, brow, and
shoulders. He then concluded with the words:
“That God make this Crown a Crown of Glory. That, by the Grace and the blessing which we have given, you may
have an Unshaken Faith and a Pure Heart, in order that you may inherit the Crown Eternal. So be it.”
The centuries seemed to have slipped suddenly backwards into Biblical ritual.
“The assembly applauded their greeting, and the visiting naval band played the National Anthem, while outside
cannons roared a salute of 101 guns, and cheer after cheer came from thousands of subjects massed in the vicinity
of the Cathedral.”
THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE CORONATION !
The preparations for the coronation ceremony of Emperor Haile Sellassie I and Empress Menen Asfaw were quite
elaborate. According to the National Geographic Magazine of June 1931, several streets in the capital were
asphalted for the occasion, electric lights were installed, and eucalyptus fences were constructed to hide round
“tukul” huts. Arches were erected along the route that the Emperor and Empress were to take, and flags and
bunting were strung up for the celebration.
The police and Imperial Bodyguard were transformed with new khaki uniforms. A triangular coronation monument
was erected to commemorate Emperor Haile Sellassie I, whose name translated means Power of the Trinity. The
upcoming grand coronation would have provided an opportunity for many relatives of both Menen and Tafari to
journey to Addis Ababa. This would have been a busy time for the imminent Empress, as she ensured that her
visitors were comfortably accommodated. There were several photographs of the immediate and extended family
taken at this time by Armenian court photographers, Haigaz and Tony Boyadjians.
To provide seating for 700 guests, a large auditorium was constructed on the western side of St. George’s Church.
Inside, two thrones were placed one third of the way into the hall and some distance apart. His Majesty’s throne
was decorated in red and gold, while Her Majesty’s was decorated in blue and gold. For seven days and nights prior
to the coronation ceremony, forty-nine bishops and priests in groups of seven chanted the nine Psalms of David at
seven stations around St. George‘s Church.
On Tikimt 22, 1923 (November 1, 1930), the day before his coronation, Ras Tafari, in a lengthy speech, paid tribute
to the deceased Emperor Menelik II. In the circle in front of St. George’s Church, the visiting Duke of Gloucester of
Britain unveiled a gilded statue of Emperor Menelik II riding a horse. On that same day, at midnight, the future
Emperor, Empress, family members and nobles attended a church service at St. George‘s for devotional prayer. On
the following morning, Tikimt 23, 1923 (November 2, 1930), at 7:00 AM the foreign guests arrived, many
accompanied by Ethiopian nobility, and were seated in the church.
Coronation of Emperor Haile Sellassie I !
At 7:30 AM on Tikimt 23, 1923 (November 2, 1930), Their Majesties, dressed in white silken communion robes,
emerged from the church behind the incense bearers. Once the Emperor was seated on his throne in the temporary
auditorium, the silence was broken by His Holiness Abuna Kyrilos, who proclaimed, “Ye princes and ministers, ye
nobles and chiefs of the army, ye soldiers and people of Ethiopia, and ye doctors and chiefs of the clergy, ye
professors and priests, look ye upon our Emperor Haile Sellassie the First, descended from the dynasty of Menelik
the First, who was born of Solomon and of the Queen of Sheba, a dynasty perpetuated without interruption from
that time to King Sehale Sellassie and to our times.”
The Emperor then gave his sacred vow to uphold the Orthodox religion, to uphold and administer the laws of the
land for the betterment of the Ethiopian people, to maintain the integrity of Ethiopia, and to found schools for
developing the spiritual and material welfare of his subjects. In a ceremony lasting five hours, Emperor Haile
Sellassie I was covered in gold-embroidered scarlet vestments, and was then presented with a gold sword studded
with precious stones and an imperial scepter made of gold and ivory. In addition, a golden globe of the world, a
diamond-encrusted ring, and two traditional lances filigreed in gold were bestowed upon His Majesty. With each of
these presentations, an anointment of sacred oil was made to the imperial head, brow, and shoulders. The
magnificent crown, made of gold and encrusted with diamonds and emeralds, was then placed upon his head and
Abuna Kyrilos proclaimed, “That God may make this crown a crown of sanctity and glory. That by the grace and the
blessing, which we have given you, may you have an unshaken faith and a pure heart, in order that you may inherit
the crown eternal. So be it.”
The new Emperor’s fourteen-year-old son Asfa Wossen then bowed down before his father, pledging his support,
as he became the Crown Prince. The Emperor’s second son, six-year-old Prince Mekonnen then paid his respects to
his father. The national anthem was played while 101 cannons roared and thousands of loyal subjects surrounding
the church cheered in admiration.
Coronation of Empress Menen !
After the ceremony for the Emperor, the Empress entered with her attendants to take her throne. Perhaps her
attendants were her daughters, seventeen-year-old Tenagne Work and thirteen-year-old Zenebework. The
following reading from thePsalms of David (Psalms 45:9-11) was made as a prayer.“Kings’ daughters were among
thy honorable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Hearken, O daughter, and
consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house; so shall the king greatly desire
thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.”
The Empress was presented with a ring encrusted with diamonds, and then the red and gold coronation robes were
placed upon her. The new Emperor received the Empress’s crown from the Archbishop and spoke the following
words about his Empress, “As I, with the will of God, have received this crown from your Holiness, I request the
Empress to receive this crown and partake in the honor with me. Therefore, I request your Holiness to put the
crown on Empress Menen.”
Abuna Kyrilos took the crown from the Emperor and placed it on the Empress’s head as he made a prayer that the
crown be one of knowledge and wisdom, sympathy and goodness. In accordance with this prayer, Empress Menen
used her crown to serve the people and to help the poor. After receiving her crown, the Empress went to bow
before the Emperor and returned to sit on her throne. Again the anthem was played, the cannons roared and the
multitude of women outside the church ululated in appreciation for Empress Menen.
The newly crowned Emperor and Empress then took a grand tour around the inside of St. George’s Church,
escorted by bishops and priests, their children, high dignitaries, assistants and others all carrying palm branches
and chanting, “Blessed be the King of Israel.” After this, Their Majesties removed their crowns and royal vestments
to attend mass inside St. George’s Church in their traditional white silken clothing. Later they donned their regal
robes and crowns once more in order to present themselves to the waiting multitude outside before entering a
coach drawn by six bay horses, which conveyed them to the Imperial Palace for a state dinner.
On that day, silver medallions bearing the likeness of the new Emperor and Empress were presented to their
honorary guests. In attendance were the Duke of Gloucester as envoy of the King of England, the Prince of Udine
representing Italy, Marshal Franchet d’Esperey of France, and emissaries from Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Greece,
Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United States. European nobles and ministers present on the
occasion expressed their appreciation for the loveliness of Empress Menen. It is interesting to note that the thirty-
nine-year-old Empress was more than five months pregnant with her last son when the lengthy coronation events
took place.
Source: Nyahbinghi Rastafari ~ FB Post 11-01-2017 ~ https://www.facebook.com/
john.frank.92/posts/1746334065399516
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In Ethiopia, the ceremony of inaugurating a new ruler was purely religious and liturgical. It opens with the reading
of Psalm 122. The Patriarch then, in the presence of leading ecclesiastics, places the crown upon the monarch,
seated on a throne, and says: "May God grant that this crown be a halo of holiness and glory. May you by your
prayers, preserve your faith unshaken and unconquerable! May you be pure in heart even as this gold is pure." To
this blessing the emperor replies, "Amen." The Abuna presents the monarch as "(So and so) descended from the
Dynasty of Menelik I, the first born son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, a dynasty which has been perpetuated
without interruption until our day." With his hand on the Bible, the ruler takes an oath, "to maintain the Orthodox
religion, the laws of the Empire, the integrity of the territories of the country, and to support the founding of
religious (and secular) schools and institutions."
The Emperor would then be given a sword known as the "Sword of Solomon," with the exhortation: By this sword
execute true justice, protect the church, the widows, and the orphans, restore that which needs to be restored,
chastise the wicked, render honor to the righteous; and with it serve our Savior Jesus Christ." After the chanting of
Psalm 110, the emperor is thus given the royal scepter and orb. Following a ring is then placed on the emperor's
right hand, saying, "Accept this as a symbol of your Imperial glory." The actual anointing of the sovereign with holy
chrism takes place after the chief priest of the convent of Debre Libanos says a long prayer. The ceremony is
concluded by the Abuna with the blessing "May it be the will of God that this be a crown of sanctity and glory." May
you by our prayers, preserve your faith unshakable and your heart pure, and inherit the crown of eternal life. Amen.
During the ceremony the two persons closest to the emperor- the empress and the crown prince- are presented
and blessed. Following the crowning of the emperor, the empress is given a ring by a bishop, who says: “Let your
faith shine even as these jewels.” Then the emperor, taking her crown from the Archbishop, says: “As I have been
made to receive from your hands the Crown of the Empire which our God has given unto me, so it is my firm desire
that my empress shall in my glory receive from me this crown which I ask your holiness to [place upon her.” The
Archbishop then places the crown upon the empress. At the end of the ceremony, the crown prince, if present,
profess his allegiance to his father. The emperor presents his right hand, saying: “May the Most High make you a
worthy successor to my force, my power, my throne, and my crown.” The crown prince replies, “Amen,” and kisses
the right hand of his father.
Source: Tsega Tekle Haimanot ~ FB Post 10-30-2017
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In Commemoration of Ethiopia's recent Coronation
The monument to the enthronement of Emperor Haile
Selassie and Empress Menen stands on a newly built-up
triangle in the center of the capital. The symbol suggests
the name of the ruler, which means Power of the Trinity
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Promulagated the first Ethiopian Constitution to Our Ethiopian people. The Constitution brought Ethiopia a better
educational system and technical advantages.
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Mussolini (Italy) invades Ethiopia.
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Following the 5 December 1934 Italian invasion of Ethiopia at Walwal, Ogeden Province, Haile Selassie I joined his
northern armies and set up headquarters at Desse in Wollo province. He issued his mobilization order on 3
October 1935: If you withhold from your country Ethiopia the death from cough or head-cold of which you would
otherwise die, refusing to resist (in your district, in your patrimony, and in your home) our enemy who is coming
from a distant country to attack us, and if you persist in not shedding your blood, you will be rebuked for it by your
Creator and will be cursed by your offspring. Hence, without cooling your heart of accustomed valour, there
emerges your decision to fight fiercely, mindful of your history that will last far into the future… If on your march
you touch any property inside houses or cattle and crops outside, not even grass, straw, and dung excluded, it is
like killing your brother who is dying with you… You, countryman, living at the various access routes, set up a
market for the army at the places where it is camping and on the day your district-governor will indicate to you, lest
the soldiers campaigning for Ethiopia's liberty should experience difficulty. You will not be charged excise duty,
until the end of the campaign, for anything you are marketing at the military camps: I have granted you remission…
After you have been ordered to go to war, but are then idly missing from the campaign, and when you are seized by
the local chief or by an accuser, you will have punishment inflicted upon your inherited land, your property, and
your body; to the accuser I shall grant a third of your property…
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October 7 1935 Emperor Haile Selassie with his son
Makonnen, Duke Of Harar, during the Masqal Celebration,
which celebrates the end of rainy season.
Source: Pavel Zilcov ~ FB Post 10-09-2017
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On 19 October 1935, Haile Selassie gave more precise orders for his army to his Commander-in-Chief, Ras Kassa:
1. When you set up tents, it is to be in caves and by trees and in a wood, if the place happens to be adjoining to
these―and separated in the various platoons. Tents are to be set up at a distance of 30 cubits from each other.
2. When an aeroplane is sighted, one should leave large open roads and wide meadows and march in valleys and
trenches and by zigzag routes, along places which have trees and woods.
3. When an aeroplane comes to drop bombs, it will not suit it to do so unless it comes down to about 100 metres;
hence when it flies low for such action, one should fire a volley with a good and very long gun and then quickly
disperse. When three or four bullets have hit it, the aeroplane is bound to fall down. But let only those fire who
have been ordered to shoot with a weapon that has been selected for such firing, for if everyone shoots who
possesses a gun, there is no advantage in this except to waste bullets and to disclose the men's whereabouts.
4. Lest the aeroplane, when rising again, should detect the whereabouts of those who are dispersed, it is well to
remain cautiously scattered as long as it is still fairly close. In time of war it suits the enemy to aim his guns at
adorned shields, ornaments, silver and gold cloaks, silk shirts and all similar things. Whether one possesses a
jacket or not, it is best to wear a narrow-sleeved shirt with faded colours. When we return, with God's help, you can
wear your gold and silver decorations then. Now it is time to go and fight. We offer you all these words of advice in
the hope that no great harm should befall you through lack of caution. At the same time, We are glad to assure you
that in time of war We are ready to shed Our blood in your midst for the sake of Ethiopia's freedom…"
Compared to the Ethiopians, the Italians had an advanced, modern military which included a large air force. The
Italians would also come to employ chemical weapons extensively throughout the conflict, even targeting Red
Cross field hospitals in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
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Appeal to The League of Nations. Emperor Haile Selassie I
addresses the League of Nations regarding the unlawful
invasion of Ethiopia by Italy.
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His Imperial Majesty goes into exile and buys Fairfield House near Bath, England while waiting for the League of
Nations to act.
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Italians capture Addis Ababa, king of Italy made emperor of Ethiopia; Ethiopia combined with Eritrea and Italian
Somaliland to become Italian East Africa.
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His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I meets with Mr. Johnson, a Bath citizen, in Victoria Park, in Bath England. (1)
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The Ethiopian World Federation is an Imperial Federation chartered by Emperor Haile Selassie I to organize Black support for
Ethiopia around the world and empowered to further movements of repatriation and support across the African diaspora.
The EWF built on the efforts of African Americans who, in 1936, sent a delegation consisting of three prominent Harlem figures,
all leaders of the black organization known as United Aid for Ethiopia.
Reverend William Lloyd Imes, Pastor of the prestigious St. James Presbyterian Church, Philip M. Savory of the Victory Insurance
Company and co-owner of the New York Amsterdam News, and Cyril M. Philp, secretary of United Aid, sailed to England in the
summer of 1936 to speak with Emperor Haile Selassie concerning financial matters.
In response, the Emperor empowered his personal physician Malaku E. Bayen as his special emissary. Bayen at first worked with
United Aid for Ethiopia, but the next year he dissolved that body and founded the EWF to take its place.
The EWF was formally established on August 25, 1937 in New York City as The Ethiopian World Federation, Incorporated. It was
originally a not-for-profit membership organization, incorporated in the State of New York. Later it was also registered by the
Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(4) organization, thus conferring tax-exempt status on the organization and its legal
subsidiary bodies.
The main purpose was set out in the following preamble is captured in the 3rd
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On August 25th 1937 the Ethiopian World Federation Inc
was formally established.
Built on the efforts of People of African descent in America
who provided Aid to Ethiopia during the Ethio-Italian war!
A delegation was sent from Harlem 1936 including
prominent figures who were All leaders of the Black
Organization known as Aid For Ethiopia. William Lloyd
Imes, Philip M Savory and Cyril M Philip went to England to
speak specifically with H.I.M Haile Selassie I 1st concerning
financial matters. It was then that the Emperor appointed
his personal physician Dr. Malaku E. Bayen as special
emissary. He would work with Aid for Ethiopia wherein the
name would be changed to Ethiopian World Federation,
Incorporated after a year. Hereafter being a Non profit
membership organization in the States of New York; with its
first branch outside of America being in Kingston, Jamaica
in 1940's with various Chapters in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
The main purpose was set out in the following preamble:
We the Black People of the World, in order to effect Unity,
Solidarity, Liberty, Freedom and self-determination, to
secure Justice and maintain the Integrity of Ethiopia, which
is our divine heritage, do hereby establish and ordain this
constitution for The Ethiopian World Federation,
Incorporated.
As a direct result of the support Ethiopia received from
black people in the West, mainly at that time
African-Americans and Jamaicans, during the Italian
invasion of 1935-1941, the Emperor in 1948 granted 500
acres of his private land in Shashamane to the EWF for
Ethiopian people in the Diaspora who desired to return to
the motherland. About 22 families moved to Shashamane
during that time, most of them Jamaican Rastafarians, most
of the land was appropriated by the Derg military
government in 1975, though a small number of Rastafarians
remain to today.
In 1983 the Jamaican branch of the EWF became a political
party, the Imperial Ethiopian World Federation,
representing the Rastafarian community there.
Are You A Member?
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Speech At The League Of Nations In 1938
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With League of Nations failing to act, Emperor Haile Selassie I returns to Ethiopian soil issuing the 'The Golden
Declaration' leading Ethiopians and allied forces against the Italian occupation.
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British and Commonwealth troops, led by Emperor Haile Selassie I and greatly aided by the Ethiopian Patriots and
resistance the arbegnoch defeat the Italians, and restore Emperor Haile Selassie I to his throne.
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Haile Selassie I's triumphant return to Addis Ababa and sits on the throne re-establishing Solomonic Dynasty and
God's covenant with David.
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Haile Selassie I established Ethiopian Airlines and introduced a 25-year plan to increase food production.
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United Nations And War Settlement - Sep. 20, 1949
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Eritrea federated with Ethiopia by U.N.
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Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie the 1st., Princess Seble Desta, and Prince Sahle Salessie, visit with United Stated
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, his wife, Mamie Eisenhower, at the White House.
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Emperor Haile Selassie I visits the Abyssianian Baptist Church built in 1898 by American citizens of African descent
and awards Pastor and presents an Ethiopian Orthodox Church Cross to US Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
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Emperor Haile Selassie I awards Mayor Robert Wagner of NY the Grand Cordon of the Order of Menelik, the highest
civilian decoration awarded by Ethiopia.
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Emperor Haile Selassie I meets with Prof. Dr. Wendt at Friederich Wilhelm University in Bonn Germany (1)
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H.I.M. met a policemen (Bruno) at the harbor in Hamburg Germany as told by Wilfried S. (1)
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The Grand Knights Garter Order of Great Britain which H.I.M. Haile Selassie I has been a member of since 1954
(THE HIGHEST ORDER OF MASONRY)
Source: D . A .B Ras I Ology RASTA ~ FB post: 19 September at 14:57
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H.I.M. meets with Susanne S., Kindergarten Schweizer Spende, Vienna, Austria (1)
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Promulgating The Revised Constitution - Nov. 03, 1955
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H.I.M. meets with Dr. Lydia T., in Erlangen, Germany. (1)
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H.I.M. meets with Professor Ajai M., at Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
India. (1)
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1959 - H.I.M. meets with K.P.S. Menon, Indian Ambassador to the USSR, in
Moscow. (1)
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Domestic Report On International Relations - Dec. 10, 1956
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Opens Debre Berhan Teacher Training Centre - Apr. 26, 1957
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Death Of Duke Of Harar - Prince Makonnen - May 18, 1957
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Ending Of Mourning - Prince Makonnen - May 25, 1957
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Nurses' Training - Oct. 17, 1957
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Dedjazmatch Balcha Hospital - Oct. 26, 1957
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Agricultural College - Graduation - Jan. 16, 1958
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Honoring Fallen Officers - Feb. 15, 1958
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10th Anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) - Apr. 07, 1958
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Beginnings Of African Unity To The ACCRA Conference - Apr. 15, 1958
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Cornerstone Of The Assab Port - May 10, 1958
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Laying Foundation Stone Of Koka Dam - May 31, 1958
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Engineering College - Graduation - Jul. 17, 1958
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Forestry - Arbour Day - Jul. 19, 1958
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School Of Fine Arts - Jul. 23, 1958
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Opens Haile Selassie I Military Academy - Oct. 06, 1958
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Personal Diplomacy - Nov. 02, 1958
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Three Principles - Nov. 02, 1958
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Irrigation - Nov. 02, 1958
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Inauguration Of Economic Commission For Africa - Dec. 29, 1958
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Imperial Navel College - 1st Graduation - Jan. 22, 1959
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Public Health - Graduation, Gondar - May 18, 1959
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Presenting Colours - May 18, 1959
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Address To Boy Scout Movement - Jun. 06, 1959
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Accepting Degree From Charles University, Czechoslovakia - Jul. 15, 1959
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Reply To Czechoslovak President - Jul. 16, 1959
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University College Of Addis Ababa - 6th Graduation - Jul. 17, 1959
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Address To The Nation On His Tour - Aug. 29, 1959
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Interviewed By Yugoslav Press - Sep. 09, 1959
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Aiding The Farmer - Nov. 03, 1959
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Foreign Credits - Nov. 03, 1959
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Opening of Ethio-Swedish Clinic - Dec. 02, 1959
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U.N.E.S.C.O. And Education - Feb. 17, 1960
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Speech To Visiting U.S. Editors - Mar. 14, 1960
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Indo-Ethiopian Textiles - Inauguration - Apr. 08, 1960
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Speech To American Committee On Africa - Apr. 18, 1960
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Guenet Military Training Centre - Silver Jubilee - Apr. 29, 1960
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Addis Ababa.1960. Emperor Haile Selassie watching the
ATSE MASKAL (Feast of the Finding of the True Cross)
ceremony in the courtyard of Guenet Leul (Princely
Paradise) Palace the residence of the Emperor. Seated to his
right in a gilt chair is the Crown Prince, the Emperor is
surrounded by his grandchildren.
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Reviewing Military Manoeuvres - May 02, 1960
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Koka Dam - Inauguration - May 04, 1960
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Toast To King Hussein I - May 12, 1960
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Second Africa Conference - Jun. 15, 1960
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Speech To The First Ethiopian Contingent To The Congo - Jul. 17, 1960
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Agricultural Development Centre In Awassa - Jul. 23, 1960
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Re-Union Anniversary - Sep. 13, 1960
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Unveiling Ras Makonnen's Monument - Oct. 02, 1960
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Speech To The Harar Military Academy - Oct. 03, 1960
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Collective Security - Nov. 02, 1960
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United Nations And Disarmament - Nov. 02, 1960
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Agriculture Basis Of Economy - Nov. 02, 1960
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Foreign Capital Participation - Nov. 02, 1960
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Elements of Industrialization - Nov. 02, 1960
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Transportation & Communications - Nov. 02, 1960
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Development - Nov. 02, 1960
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Freedom - Somalia And The Congo - Nov. 10, 1960
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Inter Region Sanitation Seminar - Nov. 29, 1960
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Reply To President Tubman's Toast - Dec. 07, 1960
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Message To Women's Seminar - Dec. 14, 1960
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Attempted coup using Prince Asfaw Wossen as authority figure-head who was under duress by the military
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Receives "Carver Award" - Jan. 05, 1961
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Opens Africa Hall - Feb. 06, 1961
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Public Officials Called To Responsibilities - Apr. 14, 1961
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Building College - Graduation - Jul. 14, 1961
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The Revised Amharic Bible - Jul. 23, 1961
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Addressing Judges On Justice And The Law - Aug. 24, 1961
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Addressess Belgrade Conference - Sep. 03, 1961
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Condolence Upon The Death Of Dag Hammarskjoeld - Sep. 18, 1961
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Speech On Far-Reaching Administrative Reforms - Nov. 02, 1961
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Modern Ethiopianism - Nov. 02, 1961
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Agriculture And Land Reform - Nov. 02, 1961
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Dedication of Prince Makonnen Hospital - Nov. 08, 1961
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Lays Cornerstone of Police Hospital - Nov. 23, 1961
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The Assab Port - Inauguration - Dec. 03, 1961
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Convocation Of Haile Selassie I University - Dec. 19, 1961
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Emperor Haile Selassie I abolishes the federation of Eritrea and Ethiopia and establishes Eritrea as an Ethiopian
province
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Speech To The Lagos Summit Meeting - Jan. 26, 1962
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Speech To The P.A.F.M.E.C.A. Conference - Feb. 02, 1962
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Passing Of Empress Menen - Feb. 15, 1962
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Visit To Indo-Ethiopian Textile Factory - Mar. 28, 1962
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Opens German Cultural Institute - Jun. 11, 1962
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Receiving "H.M.S. Ethiopia" - Jun. 17, 1962
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Visit To Eritrea - Jun. 27, 1962
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Haile Selassie I University - 1st Graduation Exercises - Jul. 12, 1962
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Cornerstone Of Bole International Airport - Jul. 17, 1962
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Airmen Contribute To Country's Self-Defence - Sep. 23, 1962
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Plans For Economic Development - Oct. 14, 1962
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Teacher Training - Oct. 15, 1962
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Visit To Awassa - Oct. 25, 1962
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15th Anniversary Of Dejazmatch Balcha Hospital - Nov. 01, 1962
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Labour Laws - Nov. 02, 1962
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Plans For Economic Development - Second 5-Year Plan - Nov. 02, 1962
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Shoa Sugar Factory - Inauguration - Nov. 10, 1962
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Accepting Eritrean Assembly Decision For Administration Union - Nov. 16, 1962
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Unveiling Monument To Abuna Petros - Nov. 18, 1962
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Dedication Of Debre Libanos Church - Nov. 18, 1962
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Receiving Boeing Jets - Dec. 04, 1962
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Self-Help In Education - Jan. 10, 1963
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Development Reforms - Eritrea - Jan. 18, 1963
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Speech To Navel Cadets - Jan. 21, 1963
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Speech On The "Freedom From Hunger" Campaign - Feb. 20, 1963
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Burial Of The Congo Casualties - Apr. 19, 1963
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Forecast: Organization African Unity (O.A.U.) Summit - President
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Tubman Of Liberia Receives Honorary Degree - May 16, 1963
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A Call To African Leaders - 1963 Summit - May 25, 1963
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New Bahr Dar Technical High School - Inauguration - Jun. 11, 1963
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Laying Cornerstone, Arts Building - Sep. 23, 1963
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Address To The United Nations - Oct. 06, 1963
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Encouraging Agriculture - Nov. 21, 1963
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Improved Communications - Nov. 21, 1963
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Upon The Death Of President Kennedy - Nov. 23, 1963
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Opens Ghandi Hospital - Dec. 05, 1963
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Emperor Haile Selassie I and Jomo Kenyatta during Nairobi Kenya state visit
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Message To 6th Session Of Economic Commission For Africa - Feb. 20, 1964
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Press Conference Regarding Somalia - Feb. 24, 1964
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Opens Haile Selassie I Prize Trust - May 14, 1964
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1st Anniversary Of Organization Of African Unity - May 26, 1964
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Community Development - Jul. 07, 1964
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Organization Of African Unity Summit (O.A.U.), Cairo - Jul. 21, 1964
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Speech To The World Council For The Blind - Jul. 29, 1964
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Toast To President Lubke - Oct. 22, 1964
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Assistance And Investment - Nov. 02, 1964
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Ethiopia And Organization Of African Unity - Nov. 09, 1964
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Report To The Nation - Nov. 21, 1964
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Awards Law Certificates - Nov. 25, 1964
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Conference Of Oriental Orthodox Churches - Jan. 15, 1965
~ Formally accepting title "Defender of the Faith"
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Laying Foundation Stone Of Awash II - Jan. 24, 1965
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Visit Of Queen Elizabeth II - Feb. 01, 1965
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Cornerstone Of Assab Refinery - May 08, 1965
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Cement Factory - Inauguration - May 19, 1965
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Nation-wide Broadcast - African Liberation Day - May 26, 1965
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20th Anniversary Of United Nations Charter - Jun. 27, 1965
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Veterinary Service - Jul. 17, 1965
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Haile Selassie I Foundation - Inauguration - Sep. 02, 1965
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Address At The New Year - Sep. 11, 1965
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Speech To U.S. Astronauts - Sep. 21, 1965
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Toast To President Rahdakrishnan - Oct. 12, 1965
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Rahdakrishnan Receives Degree From Haile Selassie I University - Oct. 13, 1965
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Speech To All-Africa Lutheran Conference - Oct. 13, 1965
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Economic And Technical Aid - Nov. 16, 1965
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Banquet In Honour Of Bulgarian Leader - Nov. 23, 1965
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Opens Berhanena Selam Printing Press - Nov. 25, 1965
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Banquet In Honour Of Polish President, Ochab - Dec. 02, 1965
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Inaugurating 15th Pugwash Conference - Dec. 29, 1965
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St. Mary's Hospital - Inauguration - Jan. 14, 1966
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Luncheon In Honour Of Hungarian Leader, Kallai - Feb. 10, 1966
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African Unity And Telecommunications - Mar. 08, 1966
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Constitutional Reforms - Mar. 22, 1966
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Pepsi-Cola Plant - Inauguration - Mar. 28, 1966
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3rd International Conference Of Ethiopian Studies - Apr. 03, 1966
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Emperor Haile Selassie I State Visit in Trinidad, W.I.
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Addresses House Of Parliment In Jamaica - Apr. 21, 1966
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Monument for Haile Selassie High School... to
commemorate the legacy, granted by His Imperial Majesty
Emperor Haile Selassie I on his visit to Jamaica in 1966...
Unveiled by H. R. H. Prince Ermias S. Selassie on his visit in
April 2016.
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25th Anniversary Of Liberation - May 05, 1966
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Speech At Air Force Display - May 08, 1966
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Opening Of U.N.I.C.E.F Conference - May 17, 1966
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Haile Selassie I University - 5th Graduation Exercises - Jun. 30, 1966
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Speech To O.A.U. On Rhodesia - Jul. 07, 1966
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U.N. Committee On Independence For Colonial Countries - Jul. 07, 1966
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Press Conference: 74th Birthday - Jul. 30, 1966
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Banquet In Honour Of President Charles De Gaulle - Aug. 27, 1966
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Press Conference On Djibouti - Sep. 16, 1966
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Sheet Metal Plant - Inauguration - Oct. 01, 1966
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Speech To International Conference On Africa And The World - Oct. 03, 1966
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Ethiopia's World Position - Nov. 02, 1966
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Speech On Strengthening The Nation's Political Fabric - Nov. 02, 1966
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State Of The Nation's Economy - Nov. 02, 1966
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Opening 3rd Session Of The Summit - Nov. 06, 1966
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Banquet In Honor Of President Novotny - Nov. 15, 1966
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Banquet In Honor Of President Chivu Stocia - Dec. 06, 1966
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Opening Of Awash II - Dec. 11, 1966
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Textile Mill At Mojo - Inauguration - Dec. 24, 1966
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Laying Cornerstone of Ginda Dam - Jan. 18, 1967
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Speech To Visiting Journalists - Feb. 04, 1967
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At The White House - Feb. 13, 1967
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Speech To Council Of Foreign Relations, N.Y. - Feb. 17, 1967
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In The Kremlin, Moscow - Feb. 27, 1967
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Emperor Haile Selassie I meeting with Dr. V. Raymond Edman (Wheaton College Chancellor) (1)
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Emperor Haile Selassie I lays a wreath for Martin Luther King.
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H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Opens OAU Session
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Speech On Marshal Tito's Visit - Feb. 09, 1970
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The OAU Conference of Heads of States and Government in Rabat, Morocco -- Emperor Haile Selassie I was
nominated unanimously to be called the "Father of African Unity".
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Famine in the northern provinces of Welo and Tigre leads to propaganda and civil unrest
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Asfaw Wossen named "Acting Crown Prince"
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In 1973, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen suffered a massive
stroke and was evacuated to Switzerland for medical
treatment. He was accompanied by his wife and daughters.
The stroke left him permanently unable to walk, paralyzed
on one side, and affected his speech. As Prince Asfa Wossen
was not expected to live, his son, Prince Zera Yacob, a
student at Oxford at the time, was named "Acting Crown
Prince" and "Heir Presumptive"
IN THE PHOTO
Emperor Haile Selassie I privately visiting his son Crown
Prince Asfa Wossen( who would later become Amha
Selassie, Emperor in exile) in Switzerland.
Next to His Majesty: Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie
(baptismal name Fikirte Mariam of Ethiopia was the eldest
child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen)
Next to Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie: Empress
Medferiashwork (Abebe, baptismal name Amete Maryam,
was the titular Empress-consort of Amha Selassie, Emperor
of Ethiopia in Exile)
Source: FB Post (Trying to locate FB link)
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Emperor Haile Selassie I presents Ethiopia's Medal of Honor to Duke Ellington
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An estimated 200,000 people die in Wallo and Tigre province as a result of famine.
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Christmas In Ethiopia, January 1974
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Haile Selassie overthrown in military coup supported by the Soviet Union (USSR). General Teferi Benti becomes
head of state leading an ill-fated Marxist revolution. Emperor Haile Selassie I deposed by Megistu Haile Mariam
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Emperor Haile Selassie I seen in public for last time. He presided over an era of unprecedented change. However,
his government would be swept away in a revolution that suspended the oldest dynasty in Christendom.
Exactly 43 years ago today (09-12-2017), September 12, 1974, ten junior military officers, all under the rank of
major, arrived at Addis Ababa's Jubilee Palace and read Emperor Haile Selassie a message from their larger group
of military men known as the Derg, that they were deposing him as Emperor of Ethiopia. They then led away the
last monarch of Ethiopia’s ancient dynasty, the 3,000-year old House of Solomon that claimed descent from ancient
Israel’s King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba dynasty , out of his palace, placed him in a light blue Volkswagen
bug, and drove him away to imprisonment. The Derg then commenced one of the most brutal period's in African
history, changing Ethiopia forever.
Openly embracing the communist ideology, in March 1975, revolutionaries abolished the monarchy. The Crown
Prince Asfaw Wossen went into exile in London, where several other members of the Imperial family lived. The
other members who were still in Ethiopia at the time of the revolution were imprisoned. The imprisoned members
of the Imperial family included Prince Wossen's father, Emperor Haile Selassie, his daughter by his first marriage,
Princess Ijigayehu, his sister, Princess Tenagnework, and many of his nephews, nieces, relatives and in-laws. In
1975 his father, Emperor Haile Selassie, died in detention. In 1977 his daughter, Princess Ijigayehu, died in
detention. Members of the Imperial family remained imprisoned until 1988 (for the women) and 1989 (for the
men).
The Derg eliminated its political opponents between 1975-77 in response to the declaration and instigation of an
Ethiopian Red Terror against the Derg by various opposition groups, primarily the Ethiopian People's
Revolutionary Party (EPRP). Like the Derg, it was Marxist. Brutal tactics were used by both sides, including
executions, assassinations, torture and the imprisonment of tens of thousands without trial, most of whom were
innocent.
The Ethiopian Red Terror was the "urban guerrilla" chapter of the brutal war. The government battled guerrillas
fighting for Eritrean independence for its entire period in power, as well as with other rebel groups ranging from
the conservative and pro-monarchy Ethiopian Democratic Union (EDU) to the far leftist EPRP. The Tigrayan
People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which would become the eventual victor in this conflict, was one of the smaller
groups at this time and the Derg did not bother to mount a serious campaign against them until the Semien
Zemecha in 1978.
At the same time the Derg faced an invasion from Somalia in 1977, which sought to annex the eastern parts of
Ethiopia, predominantly inhabited by Somalis. The Ethiopian army was able to defeat the Somali army (which was
supported by the Western Somali Liberation Front), though only with massive military assistance from the Soviet
Union and Cuba. Under the Derg, Ethiopia became the Warsaw Pact's closest ally in Africa and one of the best-
armed nations of the region as a result of massive military aid, chiefly from the Soviet Union, Libya, East Germany,
Cuba and North Korea. Most industries and private urban real-estate holdings were nationalized by the Derg in
1975.
During the Derg’s nearly fifteen years of terror-inflicted control over Ethiopia, the ruling junta savagely persecuted
the country’s most ancient and venerated institution, the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church. Closely tied to the non-
Chalcedonian Coptic Church in Egypt, the Ethiopian Church is part of the non-Chalcedonian family of churches,
often termed “Oriental Orthodox” since the beginning of the Christian ecumenical movement by those who see the
differences between them and the Eastern Orthodox as minor.
The Ethiopian Church is unique in that it adheres closely to elements of Mosaic Law other Christian churches
believe were superseded with the New Covenant, such as male circumcision and most kosher dietary regulations.
The Ethiopian Church contains several books of Scripture within its canon that are extracanonical to the rest of
Christendom, most notably the Kebra Nagast (Ge’ez: Glory of Kings), a highly symbolic, complex text which
purports to describe how Queen Makeda of Axum (known to the West as the “Queen of Sheba”) met King Solomon
and gave birth to his son, Menelek, who, according to the account, brought the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia with
him when he succeeded his mother as king there.
The Ethiopian Church is also uniquely African in that its worship involves highly coordinated, elaborate rhythmic
dances and chants accompanying spiritual songs, called mezmurs.
Due to the Derg’s savage persecution of the Church and Ethiopian Christians, as well as mass starvation caused by
endemic droughts, millions of Ethiopians fled their homeland, seeking to build new lives for themselves in the
United States, Canada, Britain, and continental Europe. The Ethiopian Diaspora remains one of the largest in the
world today.
Source: Tsega Tekle Haimanot FB Post ~ 09-12-2017 : https://www.facebook.com/tsega.teklehaimanot/posts/
2034303853250062comment_id=2075870855760028¬if_id=1508020213570354¬if_t
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Emperor Haile Selassie I ascends to Holy Zion
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Has the propaganda used to depose Emperor Haile Selassie I been beneficial to Ethiopia?
Look at the remainder of Ethiopia's chronology and see the retarded progress caused to Ethiopia without the
guidance of
Constitutional Monarchy and leadership of our Emperor!!!
Restore our Constitutional Monarchy and the Dynasty of Emperor Haile Selassie I !!!
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Benti killed and replaced by Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam.
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Somalia invades Ethiopia's Ogaden region.
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Thousands of government opponents die in "Red Terror" orchestrated by Mengistu; collectivisation of agriculture
begins; Tigrayan People's Liberation Front launches war for regional autonomy.
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Somali forces defeated with massive help from the Soviet Union and Cuba.
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Worst famine in a decade strikes; Western food aid sent; thousands forcibly resettled from Eritrea and Tigre.
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Mengistu elected president under a new constitution.
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Ethiopia and Somalia sign a peace treaty.
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Asfa Wossen assumed the title "Emperor-in-Exile" Amha Selassie I and Zara Yacob named Crown Prince.
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Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front captures Addis Ababa, forcing Mengistu to flee the country;
Eritrea establishes its own provisional government pending a referendum on independence.
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Eritrea becomes independent following referendum.
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New constitution divides Ethiopia into ethnicallybased regions.
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Negasso Gidada becomes titular president; Meles Zenawi assumes post of prime minister.
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EthiopianEritrean border dispute erupts into armed clashes.
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Ethiopian Eritrean border clashes turn into a fullscale war.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a ceasefire agreement which provides for a UN observer force to monitor the truce and
supervise the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Eritrean territory.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a peace agreement in Algeria, ending two years of conflict. The agreement establishes
commissions to delineate the disputed border and provides for the exchange of prisoners and the return of
displaced people.
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Ethiopia says it has completed its troop withdrawal from Eritrea in accordance with UNsponsored agreement.
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Ethiopia, Eritrea accept a new common border, drawn up by an independent commission, though both sides then
lay claim to the town of Badme.
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Independent boundary commission rules that the disputed town of Badme lies in Eritrea. Ethiopia says the ruling is
unacceptable.
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Nearly 200 killed in ethnic clashes in isolated western region of Gambella. Tens of thousands flee area.
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Start of resettlement programme to move more than two million people away from parched, overworked
highlands.
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Ethiopia says it accepts "in priniciple" a boundary commission's ruling on its border with Eritrea. But a protracted
stalemate over the disputed town of Badme continues.
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USbased Human Rights Watch accuses army of "widespread murder, rape and torture" against Gambella region's
ethnic Anuak people. Military angrily rejects charge.
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First section of Axum obelisk, looted by Italy in 1937, is returned to Ethiopia from Rome.
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Disputed multiparty elections lead to violent protests over months.
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Election reruns in more than 30 seats: Officials say the ruling party gains enough seats to form a government.
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nternational commission, based in The Hague, rules that Eritrea broke international law when it attacked Ethiopia
in 1998. More than 80 people, including journalists and many opposition leaders, are charged with treason and
genocide over November's deadly clashes.
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Six political parties and armed groups form an opposition alliance, the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, at a
meeting in the Netherlands. Several bomb blasts hit Addis Ababa. No organisation claims responsibility.
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Several hundred people are feared to have died and thousands are left homeless as floods hits the north, south and
east.
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Ethiopia denies that its troops have crossed into Somalia to support the transitional government in Baidoa.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urges Eritrea to pull back the troops it has moved into the buffer zone on the
Ethiopian border. The UN says the incursion is a major ceasefire violation. War of words between Ethiopia and
Islamists controlling much of Somalia. Prime Minister Meles says Ethiopia was "technically" at war with the
Islamists because they had declared holy war on his country.
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UN report says several countries including Ethiopia have been violating a 1992 arms embargo on Somalia by
supplying arms to the interim government there. Ethiopia's arch enemy Eritrea is accused of supplying the rival
Islamist administration. Ethiopia and Eritrea reject a proposal put forward by an independent boundary
commission as a way around a fouryear impasse over the demarcation of their shared border. Ethiopian troops
enter Somalia, engage in fierce fighting with Islamists controlling large parts of the country and capital. The
Islamists disperse. Somalia invasion
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Exiled former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam is convicted, in absentia, of genocide at the end of a 12year trial. He
is later sentenced to death.
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Gunmen attack a Chineseowned oil facility in the southeast Somali region, killing 74 people working there.
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Opposition leaders are given life sentences over mass protests that followed elections in 2005, but are later
pardoned.
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Ethiopia celebrates the start of a new millennium according to the calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Ethiopia rejects border line demarcated by international boundary commission. Eritrea accepts it.
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Peace agreement signed between Somali government and rebels provides for withdrawal of Ethiopian troops
within 120 days.
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UN Security Council votes unanimously to end UN peacekeeping mission monitoring disputed border between
Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Celebrations held to mark completion of reassembly of 1700yearold Axum Obelisk, looted in 1937 during the
Italian conquest and returned by Italy in three parts after 2005.
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Police rearrest key opposition leader Birtukan Medeksa, who was jailed for her role in the opposition protests
after the 2005 polls, and freed under a government pardon in 2007.
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Ethiopia formally withdraws forces from Somalia.
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Ethiopia admits to "reconnaissance missions" in Somalia, but denies redeploying troops there.
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Ethiopia, Eritrea ordered to pay each other compensation for their 19982000 border war.
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Chinese firms secure deal to build several hydropower dams and wind farms.
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Twentysix found guilty of coup plot.
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Rebels of the Ogaden National Liberation Front claim capture of several towns in the east in a month of heavy
fighting.
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Ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) wins huge majority in parliamentary elections,
handing PM Meles Zenawi a fourth term. EU observes say the vote "fell short". Opposition leaders demand a rerun.
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The Crown Council of Ethiopia is the Constitutional Body which advises the reigning Emperors of Ethiopia and,
during an interregnum (such as now actually acts on behalf of the Crown. The Council’s members are initially
appointed by an Emperor, and subsequently (during an interregnum) sustained in their posts or replaced under the
direction of the President of the Council.
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H.I.H. Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile Selassie participating in recognition event of His Imperial Majesty's
birthday celebration at The Church of Haile Selassie I, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ongoing clashes reported between government forces and Ogaden rebels. Tensions with Eritrea
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of sending agents across the border to plant bombs and warns it will take all necessary
measures to halt Eritrean "aggression".
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Ethiopia for the first time declares openly that it will support Eritrean rebel groups fighting to overthrow President
Isaias Afewerki.
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Parliament designates three domestic political and armed organisations as terrorist groups.
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Drought. Millions of Ethiopians and refugees from Somalia need emergency aid. Two Swedish journalists are
captured by Ethiopian troops in Ogaden region during a clash with ONLF rebels.
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The American military begins flying drone aircraft from a base in Ethiopia, as part of its fight against Islamist
militants in Somalia.
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Ethiopian troops are spotted in Somalia. A government spokesman denies their presence.
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Two Swedish journalists arrested while covering conflict in Ogaden region are found guilty of supporting terrorism.
They are sentenced to 11 years in jail.
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Ethiopia accused of forcing thousands off their land for foreign investors. Group of European tourists kidnapped,
killed in remote Afar region near the border with Eritrea.
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Ethiopian troops attack positions in southeastern Eritrea, alleging that subversive groups were being trained there.
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Rebel Ogaden National Liberation Front claims it attacked an army convoy and garrison, killing 168 Ethiopian
troops.
Ethiopian troops withdraw from towns in central Somalia which they had seized from rebel al Shabaab control.
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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies after several months of rumours about his declining health. Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn takes over the following month.
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Ethiopia and Egypt agree to hold talks to quell tensions over the building of an Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile.
Egypt worries the dam will reduce vital water supply.
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Temple Worship Service at The Church of Haile Selassie I, Brooklyn, NY., in recognition of Transfiguration Day and
Coronation Day of our God and King, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I.
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Ethiopia destroys entire stockpile of illegally poached ivory. Conservationists say the country remains a key
trafficking hub.
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Ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) wins an overwhelming victory in general
election.
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Government drops plans to expand Addis Ababa boundaries after months of protests by Oromo ethnic group
fearing farmers could be displaced. Rights groups estimate at least 140 people killed by security forces during
protests. Millions of people face dire food shortages after Ethiopia suffers its worst drought in decades.
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50th Anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I's visit to Jamaica, W.I. In recognition of this
special occasion; His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile Selassie visited Jamaica to honor this
historical visit of his Grandfather.
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Tens of thousands of people from Ethiopia's ethnic Amhara group take part in an antigovernment demonstration
in the northern city of Gondar.
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The African Union calls for restraint in Ethiopia after months of antigovernment protests which began in the central
Oromo region before spreading to Amhara in the north. Human rights groups say at least 500 people have been
killed.
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Britain, the EU and the World Bank announce a project to create 100,000 jobs in Ethiopia. A third of the jobs will be
for Eritrean refugees to whom the Ethiopian government will grant full employment rights.
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Government declares a sixmonth state of emergency following months of violent antigovernment protests.
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*** Calling All Rastafarians Conference ***
Bobo Shanti, Twelve Tribes, Nyahbinghi and those who love justice and hate aggression.
The Church of Haile Selassie I & Imperial Ethiopian World Federation, Inc.
29 Oxford Street
Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.
August 25, 2017
10:00am - 5:00pm
Agenda: Constitutional Monarchy and the restoration of the dynasty of Emperor Haile Selassie I in Ethiopia
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On Nomination Of 1st Head Of Church
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Investure Of Bishops
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Welcoming Agreement On Church Independence
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The above chronology compiled by Malchijah, please contact me for updates.
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