The death of deposed Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie on August 27, 1975, remains shrouded in mystery 25 years on as plans go ahead for his remains to be buried in a state funeral on Sunday.

His leadership was replaced with the Marxist-Leninist Derg regime, and Haile Selassie was confined to his palace, where he ...

Haile Selassie knew that it was the Queen’s first ... The Emperor added an entire wing to his splendiferous Jubilee Palace so that Elizabeth and her entourage of 31 could be properly housed.

That night little Emperor Haile Selassie talked long with his white ... began moving down out of the eucalyptus forests toward the palace. The guards let 5,000 into the palace grounds.

On September 12, 1974, Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's last monarch, met with a delegate from a newly formed military committee called the Derg at his palace in Addis Ababa. The meeting was the Derg's ...