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	Haile Selassie Encyclopedia Article @ Abolished.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Haile Selassie I was born Tafari Makonnen on July 23, 1892, in the village of Ejersa Goro, in the Harar province of Ethiopia, as Lij (literally "child", usually bestowed upon nobility).
		He inherited his imperial blood through his paternal grandmother, Princess Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II, and as such, claimed to be a direct descendant of Makeda, the queen of Sheba, and King Solomon of ancient Israel.
		Selassie's core beliefs of racial integration, a united Africa and the following of a moral path are at the heart of Rasta philosophy.
	www.abolished.org /encyclopedia/Haile_Selassie (5222 words)

	Shoa
		Sahle Selassie, great-great-grandson of Sebstyanos, eshewed the style of Meridazmatch and assumed the title of King of Shoa, after he succeeded his father in 1813.
		Sahle Selassie's grandson, Menelik II, was taken hostage by Emperor Tewodros II soon after his accession as a minor in 1855.
		The latter succeeded as Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1930.
	4dw.net /royalark/Ethiopia/shoa.htm (949 words)

	Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I (Amharic, "Power of Trinity") (born Lij Tafari Makonnen, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975), styled HIM Haile Selassie I, was the Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia.
		Haile Selassie was born Tafari Makonnenin in the village of Ejersa Goro, in the Harar province of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), as Lij (literally "child", usually bestowed upon nobility).
		He inherited his imperial blood through his paternal grandmother, Princess Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II, and he claimed to be a direct descendant of Makeda, the queen of Sheba, and King Solomon of ancient Israel.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/h/a/i/Haile_Selassie_I_c461.html (3676 words)

	Sahle Selassie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When his father Wossen Seged was murdered, Sahle Selassie's older brother Bakure was kept from marching to their father's capital at Qundi to claim the succession by Oromo rebels in Marra Biete.
		Further examples of Sahle Selassie's skill in administration is his reform of the laws of his domain.
		Sahle Selassie also worked to modernize his country, and like his contemporaries Goshu of Gojjam and Wube Haile Maryam of Tigray made contacts with European countries like France and Great Britain in hope of gaining craftsmen, educators, and above all firearms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sahle_Selassie (1327 words)

	Prince Sahle Selassie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prince Sahle Selassie (1931 - April 24, 1962) was the youngest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw of Ethiopia.
		Prince Sahle Selassie was married to Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam, the daughter of Dejazmach Hapte Mariam Gebre Igziabiher, the heir to the old Oromo kingdom of Leqa Naqamte in Welega Province, and later served as governor of Welega province.
		Prince Sahle Selassie died in 1962, months after the death of his mother Empress Menen Asfaw, and was buried in the crypt of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prince_Sahle_Selassie (318 words)

	Rootz i-mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		An Ethiopian royalist group, the 'Emperor Selassie I Foundation' had organized an official 'funeral' for the King of Kings to coincide with the Coronation celebrations and invited the Rasta community in general to participate.
		Although lacking DNA evidence, news reports described the find as Selassie's bones, even though the skeleton was said to be obviously too tall to belong to the Emperor and there were reports of a gunshot wound in the skull of the bones.
		Selassie, who was one of Africa's most charismatic leaders,s ruled Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, is revered by many as a great African leader who resisted Italian colonialism and helped to found the Organization of African Unity.
	www.rootzreggae.com /Rootz-kulcha/RastasCelebrate.htm (818 words)

	Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Emperor Haile Selassie I (Amharic: ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ, "Power of the Trinity") (born Lij Tafari Makonnen, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was de jure Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and de facto from 1916 to 1936 and 1941 to 1974 and is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement.
		He inherited his imperial blood through his paternal grandmother, Princess Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II, and he believed himself to be a direct descendant of Makeda, the queen of Sheba, and King Solomon of ancient Israel.
		When Haile Selassie I visited Jamaica on April 21, 1966, somewhere between one and two hundred thousand Rastafarians (or "Rastas") from all over Jamaica descended on Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, having heard that the man whom they considered to be God was coming to visit them.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Haile_Selassie (4052 words)

	tecolahagos.com - ethiopian related issues and commentary
		Sahle Selassie benefited greatly from taxing the slave trade transactions within Shoa and by exacting over ten percent on the selling price of the tens of thousands of slaves who were transported through Shoa.
		By the time Sahle Selassie became King, it was already an accepted practice of court-life that the aristocracy and the nobility frequently were having bastard children by slave maids.
		Sahle Selassie himself had been threatened by the possible ascendance of a “bastard” elder brother born from a domestic “slave,” to the Shoan “kingship.” Such a possibility would have made him cautious about his choices for descendants and successors.
	www.tecolahagos.com /king_sahleselassie.htm (15706 words)

	Historical Figures - Haile Selassie
		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.
		Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen were the parents of six children, Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen Duke of Harar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
		Most Rastafarians believe that Selassie is still alive, and that his widely reported death was part of a conspiracy to discredit their religion.
	www.dailypast.com /historical-figures/haile-selassie.shtml (640 words)

	Amha Selassie I,Emperor-in-Exile (Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen)
		Ras Makonnen's mother was Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, daughter of King Sahle Selassie of Shewa, and sister to King Haile Melekot of Shewa.
		Princess Mahisente, widow of Prince Sahle Sellassie, and her son Prince Ermias were out of Ethiopia at the time of the revolution, and also escaped imprisonment, as had Prince Dawit Makonnen, one of the sons of the Duke and Duchess of Harrar.
		Amha Selassie I never reigned in his country, but those who were aware of him respected his commitment to liberalization during the reign of his father, and his steadfast advocacy of Ethiopia and her various issues in his many years in exile.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/amha.html (4717 words)

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		Tafari was a great-grandson of Sahle Selassie of Shewa (Shoa) and a son of Ras Makonnen, a chief adviser to Emperor Menilek II.
		From the late 1920s on, Haile Selassie in effect was the Ethiopian government, and, by establishing provincial schools, strengthening the police forces, and progressively outlawing feudal taxation, he sought to both help his people and increase the authority of the central government.
		Haile Selassie was regarded as the Messiah of the African race by the Rastafarian movement.
	faculty.virginia.edu /setear/courses/howweget/longbios/selass.doc (786 words)

	Sahle_Selassie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		When his father Wossen Seged was murdered - Sahle Selassie"s older brother Bakure was kept from marching to their father"s capital at Qundi to claim teh succession by Oromo rebels inside Marra Biete.
		After a few years - Sahle Selassie felt his position secure enough that he proclaimed himself Negus - or king - 0f Shewa - Yifat - teh Oromo & teh Gurage peoples - without teh authority 0f teh Emperor 0f Ethiopia inside Gondar - but with his apparent acquiecence.
		Sahle Selassie also worked to modernize his country - & like his contemporaries Goshu 0f Gojjam & Wube Haile Maryam 0f Tigray made contacts with European countries like France & Great Britain inside hope 0f gaining craftsmen - educators - & above all firearms.
	www.demandtwinother.info /Sahle_Selassie (1725 words)

	Imperial Ethiopia - Haile Selassie
		Born Tafari Makonnen in 1891, Haile Selassie came to be identified inextricably with Ethiopia.
		His sons, Sahle Selassie, Makonnen, and Asfa Wossen, had a great sense of duty to their father and to their people.
		Haile Selassie ascended the throne in the era of polar exploration and slow communication.
	www.imperialethiopia.org /selassie.htm (849 words)

	The Crown Council of Ethiopia
		During the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1930, Prince Asfa Wossen was confirmed as Crown Prince and heir to the throne.
		Emperor Amha Selassie died in the Washington DC area of the United States — at the Fair Oaks Hospital, in Fairfax, Virginia — on January 17, 1997, at the age of 80.
		As well, although Rastafarians worship Emperor Haile Selassie, the offspring of the Emperor are not, in fact, “regarded as gods” by the Rastafarian movement, although Rastafarians have been particularly supportive of Prince Zere Yacob and the Imperial Family in exile.
	www.ethiopiancrown.org /emperors.htm (3584 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie I, Part 3
		Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harrar was married to Princess Sara Gizaw Duches of Harrar.
		Prince Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie was married to Princess Mahisente Hapte Mariam, daughter of the heir to the Oromo principality of Leqa-Neqemt.
		Princess Tsehai was buried at the Ba'eta Le Mariam Monastery Church, in the Imperial mausoleum with Emperor Menelik II, Empress Taitu and Empress Zewditu.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/HaileIII.html (7531 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia - ReggaeFusion.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) July 23, 1892 - August 27, 1975 - The last Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1936; 1941-1974), Haile 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.
		He came about his Imperial blood through his paternal grandmother, Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II and a claimed direct decendant of Makeda, Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of ancient Israel.
		Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen were the parents of 6 children, Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen Duke of Harar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
	www.reggaefusion.com /Insight/Haile_Selassie/Selassie_1.html (887 words)

	HIM Haile Selassie / Ethiopian Man of the Millennium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		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.
		By May 2, 1936, Emperor Haile Selassie was forced into exile and in June he went before the League of Nations in Geneva to call international attention to the plight of Ethiopia.
		By 1955, Haile Selassie was ready to introduce the new national Constitution.
	psokolovsky.tripod.com /him.html (1463 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Should Rastas, too, repent? - Tuesday \| August 12, 2003
		Rastas qualify as a cult of Christianity, principally because of the belief that Haile Selassie I, the late great Emperor of Ethiopia is the Biblical Jesus, either descended or reincarnated.
		Selassie's deity then, is a claim that came centuries after the Jesus of Nazareth identified in the historic Creeds of the Church.
		The imperial dignity shall remain perpetually attached to the line of Haile Selassie I, descendant of King Sahle Selassie, whose line descends without interruption from the dynasty of Menelik I, son of the Queen of Ethiopia, the Queen of Sheba, and King Solomon of Jerusalem.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20030812/mind/mind3.html (1141 words)

	Shewa - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		His descendants continued to bear this title until Sahle Selassie of Shewa was declared king of Shewa in the 1830s.
		His grandson Sahle Maryam eventually would succeed as Emperor of all Ethiopia at the end of the century under name Menelek II.
		The title of "King of Shewa" was subsumed into the Imperial title of "Emperor of Ethiopia" when Menelek became Emperor.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Shewa (820 words)

	His Emperial Highness
		Despite numerous internal uprising from factions who opposed his administration, Selassie was able to foster loyalty among his subjects by building schools and universities, establishing newspapers, and increasing the availability of electricity, telephone and public health services.
		The League of Nations: Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia is the only head of state to address both the General Assembly of the League of Nations and the United Nations.
		2000 Emperor Haile Selassie was given an Imperial funeral by the Ethiopian Orthodox church.
	www.tsoproductions.com /about.html5.html (1439 words)

	EthioNl: a site for Ethiopians
		King Haile Melekot was the son of the first king of Shewa, King Sahle Selassie and his wife Bezabish.
		Woizero Ijigayehu was a woman in the service of Zenebework, the mother of King Sahle Selassie, and grandmother of King Haile Melekot.
		She is said to have been from Gondar, and may have been one of the people brought to Ankober, to help structure the Shewan court in accordance to the practices of the Gondar court, training young princesses in proper etiquette and behavior.
	www.ethio.nl /comments/atse_minilik2.html (374 words)

	Article on the History of Finfinne
		In 1843, Sahle Sellasie went on one of the predatory raids he used to conduct twice or three times against the Abichu, Galan, Sululta etc Oromo bordering on kingdom of Shawa.
		Sahle Selassie died in 1847, four few years after the above events took place, and was followed by his son Haile Melekot.
		Sahle Sellasie could repeatedly raid but not able to occupy or stay on Oromo territory.
	www.voicefinfinne.org /English/History/MB.html (2630 words)

	Ethiopia Circus Band in Melbourne
		It is also in remembrance of Bob Marley that the photograph of Emperor Haile Selassie I was displayed with sentiment and respect in a country which had underrated and suppressed both the meaning of the flag and the contribution of the Emperor, since the 1974 revolution.
		Historical integrity also demands that we acknowledge the fact that Emperor Haile Selassie's contribution as a Statesman, goes far beyond the fact that he was the source of the inspiration that lead to the establishment of the Rastafarian Movement.
		Emperor Haile Selassie was a pioneer who had done his outmost to move Ethiopia from the feudal age to the 20th Century.
	www.ethiomedia.com /newpress/ethiopian_prince_on_bob_marley.html (888 words)

	San Pedro hosts Prince Ermias Sahle Haile Selassie
		The Prince is the grandson of the late Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, the spiritual leader of the Rastafarian, who was murdered in 1974 by communist rebels.
		Born in 1960, His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie left Ethiopia to further his education in the United Kingdom and the United States.
		Prince Ermias is also a Director for the Haile Selassie Foundation for Ethiopian Children, which supports his grandfather's beliefs in technological education and self-sustainability.
	www.sanpedrosun.net /old/03-341.html (687 words)

	The Imperial Society of St George of Lalibela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Imperial Society of St. George of Lalibela and the Haile Selassie Fund for Ethiopian Children are the two vehicles of the Ethiopian Crown Council to direct charitable donations and aid to Ethiopia from the United States.
		He is an ardent supporter of the efforts of the Haile Selassie Fund for Ethiopian Children, the Foundation which is one arm of the Ethiopian Crown Council, to extend assistance from the world to individuals and organizations in Ethiopia.
		During the time of Emperor Haile Selassie, religion was accepted to be a private matter and the whole territory of the country was believed to belonging to all Ethiopians.
	www.imperialsociety.com /lectures.htm (8157 words)

	Ethiopian Millennium - Emperor Haile Selassie
		Haile Selasse, whose name was Tafari Mekonnen prior to becoming emperor, was a great-grandson of Sahle Selassie of Shewa and a son of Ras Makonnen, a chief adviser to Emperor Menilek II and he was married to Empress Menen, a great-granddaughter of Menilek II.
		Haile Selassie was progressive and modernist who sought to modernize his country and who steered Ethiopia into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics.
		And most importantly, Haile Selassie presided over the establishment of the Organization of African Unity in 1963 and made Addis Ababa the major center for this organization, which gave him the name 'the father of Africa'.
	www.ethiopianmillennium.com /Haileselassie.html (176 words)

	Imperial Ethiopia - News
		"His Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was one of the most notable pillars of the League of Nations and then one of the most ardent founders and supporters of the United Nations and its goal of collective security.
		Lauryn Hill, left, and Rohan Marley, center, son of legendary singer Bob Marley, are pictured here with Prince Ermias Selassie the night of the premier of Adwa: An African Victory.
		Grammy-winning recording artist Lauryn Hill is bringing attention to the problems that face Africa's children through her foundation, the Refugee Project.
	www.imperialethiopia.org /news.htm (1199 words)

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