It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as the "Father of Africa", was overthrown by security forces known as the Derg in a “creeping coup”. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile ...

But the crowds were much smaller than expected, several thousand-strong, not the hundreds of thousands predicted by the organisers, the Emperor Haile Selassie I Foundation. The government had refused ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — July 23 marks the 131st anniversary of the birth of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, whom the Rasta faith considers the incarnation of God. NEW YORK (RNS) — After the sun set ...

One should also be able to apply this analysis to parts of the Rastafarian community as some are the biggest proponents of Emperor Haile Selassie as a deity figure rather than a man who worshipped ...

Haile Selassie is reported to be the 225th descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, also known as Queen Makeda It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as the "Father of ...

It was good to cast into golden chains the Ethiopian who would otherwise have been Emperor instead of Haile Selassie, for this individual had strayed into the Mohammedan faith. Had the late Lij ...

Only 26 African countries had achieved independence when, in February 1961, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie ascended a sloping staircase to inaugurate Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, which he gifted ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king, who befriended leaders in the US, Europe and China, left a mixed legacy in his home country. On September 12 ...

The event marks the anniversary of when Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa in 1941, ending the five-year Italian occupation of the city during the war [AP Photo] Ras Desta Damtew was ...

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was hailed around the world as a hero against fascist forces. But unbeknown to many is that the popular sovereign spent many years campaigning against ...