Haile Selassie, 50 years since he was robed his Throne as Ethiopia's emperor de c

On September 12, 1974, Emperor Selassie Ethiopia's last monarch, met with a delegate from a newly formed military committee called the Derg at his palace in Addis Ababa. The meeting was the Derg's final step to overthrowing the imperial regime.

The overthrow of Haile Selassie 50 years ago ended monarchical rule in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Before ascending to the throne, Haile Selassie was referred to as Ras Teferi and was regent from 1916 to 1930. The first members of the Ethiopian intelligentsia started going to Europe for education when he was crown prince

Rastafari see him as the Lion of Judea

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