Haile Selassie

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Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie AKA Tafari Makonnen

Born: 23-Jul-1892
Birthplace: Ejersa Goro, Ethiopia
Died: 27-Aug-1975
Location of death: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cause of death: Assassination
Remains: Buried, Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Gender: Male
Religion: Christian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Royalty

Nationality: Ethiopia
Executive summary: Last Emperor of Ethiopia

[1] Ethiopian Orthodox

Father: Ras Makonnen (b. 8-May-1852, d. 21-Mar-1906 typhus)
Mother: Yeshimebet Ali Abajifar
Brother: Yilma Makonnen (half brother, b. 1875, d. 1907)
Wife: Wayzaro Etega Menen (m. 3-Aug)

French Legion of Honor 1924
Legion of Merit 1945
Time Person of the Year 1935
Declared Holy War against Italy (14-Oct-1935)
Exiled England (1936-41)
Ousted in a Coup 12-Sep-1974
House Arrest 1974-75
Exhumed 1992

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