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Haile Selassie

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

9 dated entries naming Haile Selassie, drawn from 8 separate years between 1928 CE and 1974 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.

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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 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

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