Haile Selassie

Tafari Makonnen (Known as "Janhoi")

Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974), Conquering Lion of Judah, Co-founder of OAU

Born Jul 23, 1892

Ejersa Goro, Harar, Ethiopia

Passed Away Aug 27, 1975 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lifespan 83 years old

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"Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war."

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Regal Emperor of Ethiopia who led his nation against Italian Fascist invasion, delivered his historic 1936 League of Nations speech warning the world of collective security failure, and co-founded the Organization of African Unity.

Biographical Record

Tafari Makonnen was born in Ejersa Goro on July 23, 1892, the son of Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael. Crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I ('Power of the Trinity') on November 2, 1930, he promulgated Ethiopia's first written constitution and abolished slavery.

When Mussolini's fascist armies invaded in 1935, Haile Selassie addressed the League of Nations in Geneva, uttering the prophetic warning: 'It is us today; it will be you tomorrow.' Reclaiming his capital in May 1941, he helped lead the decolonization of Africa, making Addis Ababa the capital of the OAU in 1963. Overthrown in 1974, he was murdered in 1975; his remains were interred in Holy Trinity Cathedral in 2000.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Holy Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

                         GPS: 9.0310, 38.7670                    

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