by Reneegede | Nov 1, 2017 | Opinion
Born on July 23, 1892, Haile [Tafari Makonnen] Selassie came to power as regent of Abyssinia, later called Ethiopia, in 1916. He was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. The son of Ras Makonnen, a cousin and close friend of Emperor Menelek II, Selassie was baptized...
