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Haile Selassie was the last Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia for Empress Zewditu from 1916 until 1930.
He was born on July 23, 1892 in Ejersa Goro, Ethiopia. Selassie died on August 27, 1975 at the age of 83. He was married to Menen Asfaw.
Selassie worked to modernise Ethiopia for several decades before famine and political opposition forced him from office in 1974.
Through most of his reign he remained popular among the majority Christian population.
Claiming direct descent from the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of ancient Israel through his paternal grandmother’s lineage, Selaissie was an influential figure in history who brought Ethiopia into the League of Nations and the United Nations.
