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Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ... Official coronation painting by Beatrice Playne c. 1950s ... In a 1954 speech, Selassie spoke of Ethiopian participation in ...
Haile Selassie wearing the regalia of a Knight of the Garter. He was the first African to have been bestowed that order. He was the first African to have been bestowed that order. In his 58 years of leadership (1916–1974) in the Ethiopian Empire , first as Regent and then Emperor , Haile Selassie accumulated numerous honours and decorations ...
Ethiopian tradition required the Emperor's consort to be crowned at the palace, three days after the coronation. However, Haile Selassie broke with this precedent, and had his wife crowned (but not anointed) in the cathedral with him. Selassie was overthrown by a communist military coup in 1974, and the monarchy was abolished in 1975.
The speech took place in League of Nations assembly in Geneva. The speech also denounced the Italian army's use of chemical weapons against the Ethiopian population. [1] Haile Selassie intervened by being the head of one of the member states of the international organization since September 28, 1923.
English: Full Emperor Haile Selassie I 1968 UN Speech regarding UN rights on October. Date: October 1968: Source: Author: United Nations/Ethiopian Empire Government:
Haile Selassie established the Order of the Holy Trinity on 2 November 1930, as a way to celebrate his coronation as Emperor of Ethiopia following the death of Empress Zewditu on 2 April. Initially established in five grades, it was only awarded to a select group of Ethiopian aristocracy, high-ranking clergy, and senior members of the Imperial ...
A few months later, on 3 November, the anniversary of the Emperor's own coronation, Haile Selassie convened the first parliament of the new constitution. Harold Marcus notes that Emperor Haile Selassie "hoped that the institution would stimulate nationalism and unity and that its members would popularize sociopolitical change in the provinces ...
Nations that attended the funeral (blue) or whose dignitaries arrived too late, but attended Lyndon B. Johnson's reception on November 25 (pink).. This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of John F. Kennedy.