Haile Selassie I, the last Emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable.
Written by Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Haile Selassi.
But the final years of his empire saw turmoil and revolution, and he was ultimately overthrown and assassinated in a communist coup.
An early proponent of African unity and independence who claimed to be a descendant of King Solomon, he fought with the Allies against the Axis powers during World War II and was a messianic figure for the Jamaican Rastafarians.
Haile Selassie I, the last Emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable