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Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Jul 22, 1892 - Aug 26, 1975 (83 years old) in Harar, Ethiopia

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.

Known For

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The Fight For Peace
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To Arms, We Are Fascists!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder
Self (archive footage)
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United We Stand
Self (archive footage)
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The March on Rome
Self (archive footage)
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Adventures on the New Frontier
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King Kong: Monster and Myth
Self (archive footage)
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The Unknown Famine
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The Century Is Fifty
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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
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