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Haile Selassie

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

13 dated entries naming Haile Selassie, drawn from 11 separate years between 1892 CE and 2009 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Haile Selassie I in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1892July 23 – Haile Selassie I, Ethiopian emperor (died 1975)source

20th century

  • 1928October 7 – Haile Selassie is crowned king (not yet emperor) of Abyssinia.source
  • 1930November 2 – Haile Selassie is crowned emperor of Ethiopia.source
  • 1931July 16 – Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first Constitution of Ethiopia.source
  • 1932April 17 – Haile Selassie announces an anti-slavery law in Abyssinia.source
  • 1960December 13 – 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt: While Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Brazil, his Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Bodyguard) leads a military coup against his rule, proclaiming that the emperor's son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Taffari, is the new emperor.source
  • 1960December 13 - While Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia was visiting Brazil, his Imperial Bodyguard staged a coup d'etat, taking many of the Imperial staff hostage, including Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, who was proclaimed as King (rather than Emperor). The coup failed within a few days, and Haile Selassie reigned as emperor until another coup in 1974.source
  • 1960December 17 – Troops loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia overcome the coup that began on December 13, returning the reins to the Emperor upon his return from a trip to Brazil. The Emperor absolves his own son of any guilt.source
  • 1963October 1 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy toasts Emperor Haile Selassie at a luncheon in Rockville, Maryland.source
  • 1966April 21 – Haile Selassie visits Jamaica for the first time, meeting with Rasta leaders.source
  • 1974September 12 – Ethiopian Revolution: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is deposed by the Derg, bringing an end to the Solomonic dynasty's rule since 1270. The Ethiopian Civil War begins.source
  • 1975August 27 – Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (born 1892)source

21st century

  • 200922 April – Ten of thousands Ethiopians attend the state funeral of singer Tilahun Gessesse, becoming the largest lying of state since the funeral of Emperor Haile Selassie.source

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