Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ Qädamawi Ḫäylä Śəllase, lit. 'Power of the Trinity'; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the See more

• Then Tafari Makonnen wearing a warrior's dress
• Ras Makonnen Woldemikael and his son Lij Tafari Makonnen
Tafari's royal line … See more

The extent to which Tafari Makonnen contributed to the movement that would come to depose Lij Iyasu has been discussed extensively, particularly in Haile Selassie's own … See more

...Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.— Psalm 68:31
Today, Haile Selassie is worshipped as God incarnate among some followers of the Rastafari movement (taken from Haile Selassie's pre-imperial name Ras—meaning … See more

Haile Selassie was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen (Ge'ez: ልጅ ተፈሪ መኮንን, romanized: Ləj Täfäri Mäkonnən). Lij is translated as "child" and serves to indicate that a youth is of … See more

King and Emperor
Tafari's authority was challenged in 1928 when Dejazmach Balcha Safo went to Addis Ababa with a sizeable armed force. When Tafari consolidated his hold over the provinces, many of Menelik's appointees refused to abide by … See more

In 1974, Ethiopian media during the revolution claimed the Emperor had a net worth of 11 billion dollars. But records indicate that Haile Selassie's entire net worth was just … See more