On April 2, 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen became Emperor Haile Selassie. During his long reign, Selassie emerged as a powerful international figure and symbol of a proud and independent Africa.
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Haile Selassie had a busy 1942, the year this photo was taken. The emperor, exiled during the Italian occupation, returned to Ethiopia; he abolished the legal basis for slavery; and tried to institute a progressive tax structure.
Photograph by British Press Service, courtesy Library of Congress
ending or wiping out of something, usually referring to the ending of slavery.
in a foreign country.
to recognize the truth or existence of something.
to take over or nurture an idea or responsibility as if it were one's own.
family (genealogical) or historical background.
having to do with the Bible, the holy book of Christianity.
people and culture focused on the teachings of Jesus and his followers.
to establish control of a foreign land and culture.
person who negotiates important political and economic agreements, usually for a government.
series of rulers from one family or group.
to develop or come into view.
ruler of an empire.
an extreme shortage of food in one area during a long period of time.
spiritual deity recognized by a religion as the only supreme being in the universe.
meaning or effect.
state or situation of being free.
armed forces.
king or queen.
benefit or special right.
follower of the Rastafari movement, a Jamaican monotheistic spirituality that worships Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I as an embodiment of God, whom they call Jah.
to rule as a monarch.
process and condition of owning another human being or being owned by another human being.
meeting or conference of top leaders.