Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, born Ras Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Prior to his coronation, he had been the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia from 1916. He is a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I.
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Ras Tafari Makonnen 23 July 1892 Ejersa Goro, Harar
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Died |
26 August 1975 (aged 83) National Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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