Download or read book Emperor Haile Selassie written by Bereket Habte Selassie and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to 1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a number of important positions in Selassie’s government, tells both the story of the emperor’s life and the story of modern Ethiopia. After a struggle for the throne in 1916, the young Selassie emerged first as regent and then as supreme leader of Ethiopia. Over the course of his nearly six-decade rule, the emperor abolished slavery, introduced constitutional reform, and expanded educational opportunity. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s led to a five-year exile in England, from which he returned in time to lead his country through World War II. Selassie was also instrumental in the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, but he fell short of the ultimate goal of a promised democracy in Ethiopia. The corruption that grew under his absolute rule, as well as his seeming indifference to the famine that gripped Ethiopia in the 1970s, led finally to his overthrow by the armed forces that he had created. Haile Selassie was an enlightened monarch in many ways, but also a man with flaws like any other. This short biography is a sensitive portrayal of Selassie as both emperor and man, by one who knew him well.
Download or read book Beyond the Throne written by Indrias Getachew and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endorsed by the royal family, this volume is an intimate look into the life of a man who was considered a tyrant by some and a messiah by others. The descendent of a royal bloodline dating back to Abyssinia and biblical times, Haile Selassie led a life as rich and epic as his heritage. This beautiful edition includes never-before-seen photographs of the emperor and showcases the work of a new young Ethiopian writer and two of the world's top specialists in Ethiopian history.
Download or read book It Was Only Yesterday written by Hannah Mariam Meherete-Selassie and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Mariam Meherete-Selassie’s book, It was Only Yesterday... is an insider's story about life as a royal teenager and growing up in the Jubilee Palace in Africa’s first royal family under the protective eyes of her great grand-father Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings, Lion of Judah, and Elect of God. In February 1974, her privileged life comes to an abrupt end with the advent of a bloody upheaval which overthrows her great grand-father’s government and lands her mother and close family in a rotting Communist jail. By this time Hannah Mariam has fled to United Kingdom where she is granted status as a refugee. Interested in writing from a very young age, her first book It was Only Yesterday offers unique insights about the hardship she faced growing up in a new setting and how she effectively managed change and uncertainty. It was Only Yesterday is a delightful account of her interactions with friends and family in the backdrop of the intricate world of imperial protocol and palace politics. The book’s narrative is based on diaries kept over the past forty-three years, a collection of family photographs, informal chats and interviews, generational stories, and researching academic books about her great grand-father and family. A promising new author, her readers will enjoy how she has interwoven personal experiences with firsthand knowledge of her great grand-father, one of the world’s longest reigning monarchs and an important historical figure in Ethiopian, African and world history. The book’s memoire genre will appeal to all, in particular to those interested in understanding the cultural, social, political and historical ramifications of pre-socialist Ethiopia of 1974.
Download or read book The Testimony of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I written by Karl Phillpotts Naphtali and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have by God's will, compiled and presented these selected utterances of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I on matters pertaining to the Faith, with hope that light will be shed on certain controversial issues among brethren. It in my earnest prayer that the awareness of what the King says and advises on matters pertaining to religion will inspire and lead to the development and growth of a unified doctrine and faith for all Rastafarians. However, my hope is not only for the enlightenment of my brothers and sisters of Rastafari but that these speeches will also be especially Jews, Christians and Muslims. All students of the Scriptures, who claim the patriarch Abraham. cannot in good conscience ignore the counsel sovereign throne, the throne of David and Solomon. Haile Selassie I and the Royal Family of Ethiopia represent a direct genealogical link to the Bible story and the Davidic throne. The counsel and wisdom handed down to His Majesty by his forefathers, the Biblical Patriarchs, must be just as important to all other students of the Scriptures and history as it is to all Rastafarians. As the Scriptures keenly point out, the House of Judah has been preserved by God to be the rallying point of His people and a 'light' unto the Gentiles. (See Ezekiel 37 vs. 22-25 & Isaiah 42 v.6)
Download or read book Haile Selassie Western Education and Political Revolution in Ethiopia written by and published by Cambria Press. This book was released on with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Downfall of an Emperor written by Michael Ghebrenegus Haile and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides first-hand information on the inner workings of the process, dabbed by the international press as the 'creeping coup' that brought the downfall of the legendary Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Written by one of the members of the Planning Committee who helped overthrow the Emperor, the book provides first-hand information on what took place in this committee and the Derg at large, during this period. The information provided is of immense value to historians and anybody who wants to research this period in Ethiopian history.
Download or read book Important Utterances of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I written by Haile Selassie I (Emperor of Ethiopia) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haile Selassie written by Hourly History and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable life of Haile Selassie...The last ruler of the House of Solomon, Haile Selassie, was not only the final Emperor of Ethiopia but also the link to a bygone past. In the days of Haile Selassie, absolute rule was given as an unquestioned divine right. Even though Selassie in many ways was a moderate progressive, he was still an autocratic ruler. It was when Menelik II perished in 1913 that a young Haile Selassie struggled to assert himself as successor by virtue of his blood ties to the ancient Solomonic dynasty that traced Ethiopia's royal roots to none other than the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. In the end, however, even this distinction would not save the last Emperor of Ethiopia from student protests, high gas prices, and an abrupt communist takeover. In this book, we bring you the life, the legend, and the wonder of Haile Selassie in full. Discover a plethora of topics such as Early Life The Rise of Ras Tafari Claiming the Imperial Throne Fascist Italy Invades Selassie during World War II Reclaiming His Kingdom And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on Haile Selassie, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
Download or read book The Wise Mind of Emperor Haile Sellassie I written by Ermias Sahle Selassie and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haile Selassie written by Charles River Editors and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "By virtue of His Imperial Blood, as well as by anointing He has received, the person of the Emperor is sacred. His dignity is inviolable and His power indisputable." - Article 4 of the revised Constitution of Ethiopia (1955) The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together, to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event-known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885-galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa. The conference established two fundamental rules for European seizure of Africa. The first of these was that no recognition of annexation would granted without evidence of a practical occupation, and the second, that a practical occupation would be deemed unlawful without a formal appeal for protection made on behalf of a territory by its leader, a plea that must be committed to paper in the form of a legal treaty. Before World War II, few in the West had ever heard of Abyssinia, and fewer still could point to a map and tell precisely where it was. On the eve of that war, in the autumn of 1935, as the forces of imperial Italy prepared to invade the sovereign territory of Ethiopia, the leaders of the Allies brimmed with sympathy for the imperiled African kingdom but offered nothing in the way of practical assistance. Rallying his subjects against the invaders was Negus Negusti, the "King of Kings," Emperor Haile Selassie, the last ruler of the great Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia. The Italians, led by Benito Mussolini, were practically unassailable at that point, and while a bold resistance was mounted to hold back their invasion, the effort was ultimately futile. On May 2, 1936, as the Italian army bore down on the capital at Addis Ababa, Emperor Haile Selassie boarded a train and fled east to the French territory of Djibouti. From there, he was granted asylum in Britain. The Allies' conquest of Ethiopia formed a cornerstone of the early phases of the North Africa Campaign during World War II, and the dramatic advance of Allied forces on Addis Ababa in the spring of 1941 placed Ethiopia very much at the forefront of Western affairs. In May of that year, Emperor Haile Selassie returned in triumph to the capital of his kingdom, the fanfare and hubris of which tended to project his personality to the forefront of the global political stage. Haile Selassie, a god-like figure among his devotees and followers, was recognized then as one of the great political personalities of the 20th century, and his influence over world affairs was disproportionate, bearing in mind the minor international significance of Ethiopia itself, a feudal society steeped in medieval traditions. His "Appeal to the League of Nations," an address delivered to the world body in 1936 that admonished it for betraying its own principles, still ranks today as one of the greatest moments of political oratory ever recorded. In the West, of course, the focus on Ethiopia commonly comes from the Italian standpoint, which overlooks just how important a figure the Ethiopian emperor was in the 20th century. Far from merely being the ruler of a land being carved up by imperialists, Haile Selassie's story is one of a remarkable rise, and his impact on the Rastafari movement and Ethiopia's global standing remain strong today. Haile Selassie: The Life and Legacy of the Ethiopian Emperor Revered as the Messiah by Rastafarians looks at one of the most famous rulers of the 20th century.
Download or read book The Lion of Judah in the New World written by Theodore M. Vestal and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lion in the streets -- From sly fox to king of kings -- Mussolini and the legacy of Adwa -- Liberation under the shadow of Britain -- The treasure of Kagnew -- A very royal first state visit, 1954 -- The spring of the lion -- The rituals of U.S. and Ethiopian diplomacy -- 1960, the annus horribilis of Haile Selassie -- The lion of Judah at Camelot : the second state visit, 1963 -- He shall have a noble memory : the Kennedy funeral -- The winter of discontent : the third state visit, 1967 -- Gotterdammerung : the Nixon visits, 1969, 1970, and 1973 -- Epilogue.
Download or read book RASTAFARI TEMPLE BUILDING 9 written by Ras Lazarus Nazari and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the keys to the RIDDLEs of the mysteries of Life. For all, which people call religions, are clandestine Orders, holders of sealed riddles of Life. The Ancient Lodges were over-run by invasions but we dimensional star-gate travelers come to remove the SEALS placed by the invaders to control the children of the Most High. We are Keepers of the Way, the ether, the people of the book, T.S.A.D.O.K. and Ourstory is cosmic Oneness, the Truth, the holder of all forms and it will unite all religions and People. The Matrix is being revealed, some will master and build. People are Blind and Divided, die-vision is removed when Ourstory the story of TEMPLE BUILDING is revealed.
Download or read book Haile Selassie s War written by Anthony Mockler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1984, this revised edition of Mockler's acclaimed history contains a new foreword by the author. Praised as "a memorable book" by John Keegan in the "Sunday Times, Haile Selassie's War" remains an epic tale of colonial ambition, warfare, and heroism.
Download or read book The Emperor written by Ryszard Kapuscinski and published by HMH. This book was released on 1983-03-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of the rise and fall of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie is “an unforgettable, fiercely comic, and finally compassionate book” (Salman Rushdie, Man Booker Prize–winning author). After Haile Selassie was deposed in 1974, Ryszard Kapuściński—Poland’s top foreign correspondent—went to Ethiopia to piece together a firsthand account of how the emperor governed his country, and why he finally fell from power. At great risk to himself, Kapuściński interviewed members of the imperial circle who had gone into hiding. The result is this remarkable book, in which Selassie’s servants and closest associates share accounts—humorous, frightening, sad, grotesque—of a man living amidst nearly unimaginable pomp and luxury while his people teetered between hunger and starvation. It is a classic portrait of authoritarianism, and a fascinating story of a forty-four-year reign that ended with a coup d’état in 1974.
Download or read book The Shadow King A Novel written by Maaza Mengiste and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and named a best book of the year by the New York Times, NPR, Elle, Time, and more, The Shadow King is an “unforgettable epic from an immensely talented author who’s unafraid to take risks” (Michael Schaub, NPR). Set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record. At its heart is orphaned maid Hirut, who finds herself tumbling into a new world of thefts and violations, of betrayals and overwhelming rage. What follows is a heartrending and unputdownable exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.
Download or read book Lost Lions of Judah written by Christopher Othen and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini’s invaders.
Download or read book Imperial Exile written by Keith Bowers and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
