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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Also Known As: Ras Tafari Makonnen, Tafari Makonnen, ተፈሪ መኮንን
Birth Date
July 22, 1892
Death Date
August 26, 1975
(passed away at 83)
Place of Birth
Harar, Ethiopia
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Biography
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.
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TV Show
World in Action
1963 • 1 episode
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Movie
King Kong: Monster and Myth
Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Movie
Flame of Persia
Self
1971
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Movie
Adventures on the New Frontier
Self
1961
Movie
The Unknown Famine
Self
1973
Movie
United We Stand
Self (archive footage)
1942
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Movie
The March on Rome
Self (archive footage)
2022
Movie
Africa Goes to the Fair
Self
1966
Movie
Death of a Dream
Self (Archive Footage)
1950
star7.0
Movie
The Century Is Fifty
Self
1950
Movie
Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia
Himself (archive)
1965
Movie
Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Self (archive footage)
1979
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Movie
To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
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Movie
Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962
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Movie
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
Self (archive footage)
2016
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Movie
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
Self
2008
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Movie
The Fight For Peace
Self (archive footage)
1939