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	Ras Makonnen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ras Makonnen (May 8, 1852–March 21, 1906) was a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen, later known as the Emperor Haile Selassie I. His father was Fitawrari Woldemikael Guddessa.
		Makonnen was a a grandson of King Sahle Selassie of Shoa through his mother, Princess Tenagnework Sahle Selassie.
		He served his cousin, the Emperor, as governor of Harar, as temporary governor of Tigray upon the removal of the rebellious Ras Mengesha Yohannis, as a general during various military campaigns including during the First Italo-Abyssinian War, and as a diplomat and de facto foreign minister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ras_Makonnen (253 words)

	Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Haile Selassie was born Tafari Makonnenin in the village of Ejersa Goro, in the Harar province of Ethiopia, as Lij (literally "child", usually bestowed upon nobility).
		His father was Ras (Duke) Makonnen Woldemikael Gudessa, the governor of Harar, and his mother was Woyzero (Lady) Yeshimebet Ali Abajifar.
		Although it was long rumored that the Empress was poisoned upon the defeat of her husband, or alternately, that she collapsed upon hearing of his death and died herself, it has since been documented that the Empress had succumbed to an intense flu-like fever and complications from diabetes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ras_Tafari (3738 words)

	Rastafari Online Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ras Makonnen was the son of Dejazmatch Wolde Michael Wolde Melekot, a noble of Doba in northern Shewa.
		Ras Desta Damtew, the Emperor's son-in-law and husband of Princess Tenagnework was to continue in command of the Imperial forces in the south.
		Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harrar was married to Princess Sara Gizaw Duches of Harrar.
	www.rastafarionline.com /life_of_him_long.htm (17719 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie Posters
		Ras Makonnen was thus the first cousin of Emperor Menelik II and a member of the Solomonic Dynasty.
		Ras Makonnen also summoned all his officers and informed them that it was his wish that his son Dejazmatch Taffari succeede him as governor of Harrar, and asked them all to swear their loyalty to Taffari.
		Instead, she argued for the apointment of the elder son of Ras Makonnen, Yilma, who had been at the Imperial Court for several years, and was now given the title of Dejazmatch and appointed to succeede his father as governor.
	mhizli.tripod.com /leaders/haile_selassie.htm (1339 words)

	Lij Eyasu Michael, Emperor-Designate (Eyasu V)
		Ras Michael Ali was the ruler of the Wollo Oromo clan known as the Mammadoch.
		Ras Michael continued to be a favorite of the Emperor, and he was close with his children, but they were raised at the Imperial Palace with other children of Imperial blood under the eye of Empress Taitu.
		Ras Mengesha Atikem of Agew Midir, a man who had recently been agrieved by the Empress and who had been dispossesed of his province by her, was never the less offended at this affront to the wife of his master, and he and Dejazmatch Nessibu came to fisticuffs, but were calmed down by the Archbishop.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/lij.html (12857 words)

	Kingdom Come (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Makonnen slammed the rest of the fruit to the ground in revulsion and spat again, rubbing the inside of his mouth with his cloak.
		Makonnen, having made a number of trips to Europe on state business (including the coronation of Edward VII of England), shared Menelik's view that an awareness of European politics, commerce and culture was essential if Ethiopia was ever to awaken from its feudal doldrums and join the modern family of nations.
		Makonnen had spent a lifetime learning a painful lesson: he who does not know how to identify and assess power, in oneself and others, will be deceived by it, and he who does not know how to wield the power he possesses will eventually be undone by it.
	www.zhurnal.ru:8081 /music/rasta/kingdom.htm (6557 words)

	Ras Makonnen: Yilma and Teferi
		Marcus wrote “So smitten was Makonnen that he divorced his common-law wife, the mother of Haile Selassie’s half brother, Yilma, and married Yeshimebet in 1876.” Makonnen’s union with his second wife, led to the birth of his second son, Teferi Makonnen.
		At this point, Marcus wrote " Nurturing was left to Ras Makonnen, who arranged to have Teferi raised with his second cousin Imiru, also born in 1892." During this period in their lives, there is no evidence to suggest that Yilma and Teferi had interacted with one another.
		Such was the nature of the relationship between Makonnen’s two sons, Yilma and Teferi, where, even today, zealous supporters of the latter and those who think that they can profit by revising history, continue the unjust treatment of Dejazmatch Yilma Makonnen, the eldest son of Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael.
	www.oau-creation.com /Haile_Selassie.htm (1685 words)

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		It was at this battle that Tafari's father, Ras Makonnen, fought so loyal next to Emperor Menelik that the Emperor swore their friendship in the hopes of passing the throne to Ras Makonnen when Menelik's time had come.
		Contrary to popular Ethiopian tradition, Ras Makonnen insisted on a decent education for his son Lij Tafari."Lij", like the term"Ras", is an Ethiopian title given to people of royal blood, except it is generally used the less powerful men.
		On November 2nd, 1930, Ras Tafari, at the age of thirty-seven, was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie 1, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah (FELLEMAN).
	debate.uvm.edu /dreadlibrary/cardillo.html (4180 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie I, Part 1
		Ras Makonnen was the son of Dejazmatch Wolde Michael Wolde Melekot, a noble of Doba in norther Shewa.
		Ras Makonnen's mother however was Woizero Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, daughter of King Sahle Selassie of Shewa, sister of King Haile Melekot of Shewa, and aunt to Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia.
		Ras Kassa Hailu himself, a firm ally of the Emperor in most matters, and a man who had refused to be considered for the throne himself, was not the least bit pleased that his decendents should be excluded in this manner.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/Haile.html (6612 words)

	HIM Haile Selassie / Ethiopian Man of the Millennium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen on July 23, 1892, in the town of Ejarsa Gora in the Harage Province, some 18 miles outside the city of Harar, Ethiopia.
		Ras Makonnen, and therefore Lij Tafari Makonnen, were directly of the Solomonic Line, as was Emperor Menelik himself and Tafari Makonnen’s great-great grandfather, Negus Sahela Selassie, of Shoa.
		Ras Tasamma was one of the most powerful rases, commanding an extensive army of his own; he had been the traditional advisor-guardian to Lij Iyasu.
	psokolovsky.tripod.com /him.html (1463 words)

	Haile Selassie of Ethiopia - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Selassie was born in the town-village of Ejersa Goro, Ethiopia, as Tafari Makonnen to father Ras Makonnen, the governor of Harar and to mother Wezero (lady) Yeshimebet Ali.
		In September 1916, an assembly of nobles with the agreement of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church deposed Emperor Lij Iyasu (Iyasu V), the grandson and heir of Emperor Menelik II, for suspected conversion to Islam.
		As Ras Tafari (Amharic Fearsome), he ruled Ethiopia as regent and crown prince (1916 - 1928) for his cousin the empress Zauditu, and as king (negus) (1928 - 1930), assuming the title of Emperor upon Zauditu's death (April 2, 1930).
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /h/ha/haile_selassie_of_ethiopia.html (703 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimahräs äl-khī´mä, sheikhdom (1995 pop.
		Ras Dashen Ras Dashenräs dä-shĕn´, highest peak of Ethiopia, 15,158 ft (4,620 m) high, N Amhara Plateau, E Africa.
		He was born Tafari Makonnen, the son of a noted general and the grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Ras+Tafari+Makonnen (381 words)

	background article
		The Ras spent his time in Britain sightseeing, visiting, inter alia, the Woolwich Arsenal and the residence of the British magnate Sir Henry Meaux, whose wife was a collector of oriental antiquities.
		Ras Makonnen had paid a special visit to St. George's Chapel, to see the burial-place of Theodore [sic - actually Alamayou, RH], the little Ethiopian prince, to whom Queen Victoria had extended her protection.
		Ras Makonnen had disturbed Dean Eliot very much by saying that the inscription was wrongly written.' The Times was more circumspect in referring to the visit to the burial place of the little Prince Alamayou
	lafayette.150m.com /rashist.html (3264 words)

	Be Aware - Emperor Haile Selaisse I
		She was born a Muslim and was married to his father at the age of 11 and gave birth to him around the age of 28.
		Sadly, she died when Ras Tafari was 2 years old and his father died when he was 12 years old.
		Ras Tafari was the grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II.
	www.daintycrew.com /selaisse.htm (961 words)

	History by Makonnen - www.ezboard.com
		HIH Ras Mark I Cornelius of the Socialist Party accused HIH Imperial Ras, Diga Makonnen of "expansionist" motives in the Royalist party's rush to recognize these two nations, and the posting of HH Ras George as Prime Minister of the Republic of Sa'an.
		The Imperial Ras stated that "HIH Ras Mark I Cornelius has nothing to fear in respect of us sending troops anywhere and the posting of the new prime minister of the Sa'an is to counter balance HIH Ras Mark's secessionist drive for the Sa'an".
		HH Ras Mark and HIH Diga Makonnen IV continue their harsh exchange of words over the Rasinate's expansion after HIH Diga Makonnen IV announced that the Imperial Rasinate transferred 200 Silver Atterbruuk to Treasurer Paul Weir of the Kingdom of Tulsa's for the purchase of the Nation of Liberty.
	p200.ezboard.com /fthegrandarchivefrm8.showNextMessage?topicID=2.topic (3473 words)

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		Abba Tabor (c.1845-c.1916/7), General and principal guardian of Ras Mäkonnen's son, Täfari (later Emperor Haile Sellasie I).
		Haylä Sellasse Abaynäh, Ethiopian General, and guardian of Ras Mäkonnen's son, Täfari (later Emperor Haile Sellasie I).
		Ras = "title conferred on governors of provinces"; Fitawrari = "General"; Däjazmatch = "Keeper of the King's Door" or "Count" (Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol II, London, 1980, p 45).
	lafayette.150m.com /ras3453e.html (597 words)

	tezeta: The Battle
		Two local chiefs, Ras Sebath and Ras Agas Tafari, who knew the country well and upon whom the Italians had relied for help, had recently come out in support of Menelik; Epizootic disease had broken out, with the result that only about 20 per cent, of the local mules were fit for service.
		Ras Alula, who was present, urged that his services should be used to give false information to the enemy, and Menelik agreed to this and handed Awalom a sum of money.
		Ras Woly was encamped on low ground to the south-west of the Fremona spur, immediately behind Ras Makonnen, whom he could reinforce in less than half an hour, while Wagshum Guangul lay behind Ras Makonnen and King Tekla Haimanot, either of whom he could join if needed.
	tezeta.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=1 (3491 words)

	1892: Birth of Tafari (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ras Makonnen with his army was one day away from Harar when they woke him up this night.
		His father, Ras Makonnen, was a governor of Harar, sent by the Emperor to the land of the Muslims.
		Ras Makonnen was one of the best man of his time, he wanted his son to be a learned man, ready for new times.
	classes.filmplus.org /~afronord/him/1892.html (5762 words)

	Who Are the Rastafarians
		Ras, which literally means "head" in Amharic, is equivalent to the English title of duke.
		Ras Tefari Makonnen therefore means Duke Tefari, the son of Makonnen.
		Followers of Rastafarianism are known as Rastafarians, Rastas, Sufferers, Locksmen, Dreads or Dreadlocks, the last three referring to the unique braid hair style with which the sect is closely associated.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2005/02/04-02-05/Who.htm (2016 words)

	AFROMET - The Association for the Return of The Maqdala Ethiopian Treasures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ras Tafari Makonnen left Addis Ababa in April, starting an historic visit to Palestine, Egypt, and Europe to mark Ethiopia's entry into the League of Nations.
		He wrote: "In view of the ineligibility of women for the highest British Orders, such as those which have been or about to be conferred upon the Ras Taffari, the bestowal of an inferior decoration on the Empress might be misinterpreted; it is, therefore, considered necessary in the circumstances to give her a present.
		The proposed repatriation was accordingly announced by King George, in a brief farewell speech to Ras Tafari, on 18 July 1924.
	www.afromet.org /treasure/archives/000054.html (931 words)

	WALKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HAILE SELLASSIE I
		And so it was, the thunder rolled and lightening flashed and the clouds burst forth rain as Woizero Yeshimebet, wife of Ras Makonnen gave birth to Tafari Makonnen at their country house at Ejersa Goro, outside Harar, Ethiopia.
		When Tafari was a little under four years old, his father Ras Makonnen raised an army of 30,000 soldiers and rode to join his Emperor, Menelik II, in the famous battle of Adowa (March 1896), where the invading forces of Italy were annihilated.
		As time went by, Ras Makonnen's responsibilities became heavier, and this kept him away from home a lot, so he arranged to have Tafari raised with his second cousin Imru, so he fell under the guidance of Imru's father Fitawrari Haile Sellassie Abayneh.
	web.syr.edu /~affellem/rasdave.html (1751 words)

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		When Tafari Makonnen wars born, his father was the governor of the Harar, one of the Ethiopian provinces.
		During this period, Ras Tafari never lost sight of the throne, assembling a growing staff of confidants and allies and installing them in government offices located in Addis Abeba.
		In early 1930, Ras Tafari told Empress Zauditu to hand over the throne or it would be taken by force.
	hem.passagen.se /krikon/haile.txt (685 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: Rastafarianism Profile
		On November 2, 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned king of Ethiopia.
		As Cashmore has observed, "The belief system of Ras Tafari was so vague and loosely defined, even at its inception, due to its lack of a single authoritative voice, that what was to be acceptable doctrine was largely a matter of individual interpretation" (Rastaman, p.
		The bond of Ras Tafari is the bond of God, of man. But man itself needs a head and the head of man is His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie of Ethiopia'" (Ibid, p.
	www.watchman.org /profile/rastapro.htm (1582 words)

	Ras Makonnen Hall and the New
		Ras Makonnen Hall, and Addis Ababa University’s Sidist Kilo campus, together comprise one of modern Ethiopia’s more historic centres.
		After his State Visit to Jerusalem, Egypt and Europe in 1924, Ras Tafari Makonnen, the then Ethiopian Regent and Heir to the Throne, decided to have a new Palace erected on the estate he had inherited from his father Ras Makonnen.
		This project, the cost of which is estimated at five million U.S. dollars, envisages the erection of an entirely new structure, a little to the east of the present Ras Makonnen building, the area of the former stables, but linked to it by a little bridge.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2001/10/26-10-01/Ras.htm (1166 words)

	Ras Makonnen Local No. 5
		The Ras Makonnen Local No. 5 is the first local of the Ethiopian World Federation, Inc.
		The Ras Makonnen Local No. 5 opened its doors in St. Croix in the year 2000.
		If you are interested in getting to know more about the Ras Makonnen Local No. 5 in St. Croix, have any comments, or would like to find out more about plans in St. Kitts, please contact The Ras Makonnen Local at P.O. Box 3243, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00822.
	home.earthlink.net /~amlak (1194 words)

	Haile Selassie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Haile Selassie was born in the village of Ejersa Goro, in the Harar province of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), as Lij (meaning one born of royal blood) Tafari Makonnen.
		Following the Empress Zewditu's sudden death on April 2, 1930, Tafari Makonnen was proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I. Haile Selassie had been the baptismal name given to Tafari at his christening as an infant.
		Following the defeat of the northen armies of Ras Seyoum Mengesha and Ras Imiru Haile Selassie in Tigrai, the Emperor made a stand against them himself at Maichew in southern Tigrai.
	www.firebird.cn /wiki/Haile_Selassie (3352 words)

	The Crown Council of Ethiopia
		Ras Makonnen, a Shoa Amharan noble, was married to an Oromo, Yashimabet, who died two years after Lij Tafari’s birth.
		The top star on his tunic is also the Order of Solomon's Seal, beneath which are stars of the US Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (left), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Trinity (centre right), and the Order of Emperor Menelik II (below).
		When he reached school age he was first taught by a tutor in the Palace and later enrolled in Teferi Makonnen School.
	www.ethiopiancrown.org /emperors.htm (3584 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ras Tafari Makonnen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In his place they crowned Menelik's daughter Zauditu as Empress of Ethiopia and her cousin Ras (Duke) Tafari Makonnen as Crown Prince and Regent.
		As Ras Tafari (Amharic Fearsome), he ruled Ethiopia as regent and crown prince (1916–1928) for his cousin the empress Zauditu, and as king (negus) (1928–1930), assuming the title of Emperor upon Zauditu's death (April 2, 1930).
		Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen had six children, Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen Duke of Harar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ras-Tafari-Makonnen (1462 words)

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