Article: Held at a distance; my rediscovery of Ethiopia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Haile Selassie, western education, and political ...
Reference & Research Book News;  August 1, 2007 ;     508 words ... ... Defense of Emperor Haile Selassie's government) the ... modernizing autocracy of Haile Selassie's Ethiopia played ... aligning itself with Haile Selassie's feudal-client ... c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland ...

Article: Haile Selassie
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (1892-1975) was an emperor of Ethiopia whose influence as an African leader far surpassed the confines of his country. Haile Selassie was born on July 23, 1892, the son of Ras Makonnen, a cousin ...

Article: Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political ...
The International Journal of African Historical Studies;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political ... the overthrow of legendary emperor Haile Selassie, and then a singularly brutal military ... period when western education that Haile Selassie championed played an important role ...

Article: Thousands of Ethiopians gather to attend the funeral of former ...
AP Worldstream;  April 13, 2003 ;     419 words ... ... Trinity Cathedral, alongside her father Haile Selassie. Many said that Tenagne's death ... back to beginning of the century. Haile Selassie was emperor from 1930 until he was ... who was aged 90, was the oldest of Haile Selassie's six children and acted as an adviser ...

Article: Haile Selassie 1892Contemporary Black Biography;      700+ words ...Haile Selassie 1892 – 1975 Former Ethiopian ... attention of the assembled delegates. Haile Selassie, exiled emperor of Ethiopia, denounced ... the League to act upon his appeal, Haile Selassie ’ s dramatic speech turned ...

Article: HAILE SELASSIE BURIED 25 YEARS AFTER DYING
The Columbian;  November 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Ethiopians wailed and applauded Sunday as Haile Selassie, their last emperor, was finally ... been waiting at the cathedral since Haile Selassie's remains were discovered under a ... complications from a prostate condition. The Haile Selassie I Foundation, which had worked for ...

Encyclopedia entry: Haile Selassie I
Who's Who in the Twentieth Century;      476 words ...Haile Selassie I (1892–1975) Emperor ... Ras ( Prince) Tafari Makonnen (as Haile Selassie was born) became a provincial governor ... death in 1930, he was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie (Might of the Trinity). He established ...