Gifted by an emperor, Ethiopia’s iconic Africa Hall has been renovated for a new era
A symbol of continental unity since 1961, Africa Hall in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has undergone a sweeping ...
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Haile Selassie: Divinity or Despot?
Zewditu died two days later, and on November 2, 1930, Negus Tafari was crowned emperor. Upon his coronation, Tafari took the name Haile Selassie (Might of the Trinity). The coronation was a ...
Yahoo3 天
Gifted by an emperor, Ethiopia’s iconic Africa Hall has been renovated for a new era
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 ...
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Why Do the Rastafari Believe That Haile Selassie Was a God?
This was the conundrum Ras Tafari Makonnen found himself in. Later known as Haile Selassie I, the emperor of Ethiopia would take on this double role for most of his life. On the one hand ...
SBS9 年
From Da’amat to EPRDF: Emperor Haile Selassie I
ፕሮፌሰር ገብሩ ታረቀ፤ ስለ ቀዳማዊ አጼ ኃይለ ሥላሴ የአገዛዝ ዘመን ጅምርና ፍጻሜ ይናገራሉ። ፕሮፌሰር ገብሩ “The Ethiopian ...
standardmedia.co.ke2 年
This is why Jomo Kenyatta named an avenue after Haile Selassie
There are only three avenues in Kenya’s capital: Kenyatta, Moi and Haile Selassie Avenues in honour of our first and second Presidents…and Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I. The reason ...
Uncut1 年
Hear Bob Marley’s rare “Selassie Is The Chapel”
The lyrics were written by Mortimer Planno, who played a huge part in shaping Marley’s involvement in the Rastafarian religion and who met Haile Selassie when the former Emperor of Ethiopia ...