Haile Selassie: Five Inspiring Facts #history

Haile Selassie I born Lij Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975 was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia for Empress Zewditu from 1916 until 1930. Haile Selassie is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda, the Queen of Sheba.

[fasicashiferaw]

Agree 💯 my greatest king 👑 great 👍 leader and a highest Diplomatic

[abegebreys]

Haile Selassie was a genius and flamboyant.

[maliksy]

Rastafari 💯
The King of Africa 💯🙏💪🫡👑!!!

[Underdeblood]

A great African leader but like all human he was not perfect because he was not our Creator!!!!
Thanks for sharing this video so we can dig deeper into his legacy

[abrahamskaria]

The Black Lion of Ethiopia.
Descendant of Judah ❤

[joanwilliams]

I was taught, by my mother, that he was a strong leader, that her great grandmother, who educated her, had a picture of him, over her bed.

[sa-raking]

Humans are just humans and not deities…there is no saviors but we ourselves….there’s no one coming to save a certain people or anyone…we are our only hope

[BIGEVERYTIME]

His Imperial Majesty was close friends with JFK

[zhararixabajamalali]

He was the most dictator only he was king for he's tribal

[surpriseTheManoeuvre]

The pedi people of South Africa under the leadership of King Sekhukhune defeated the British Army in the 19th Century....

[esadpac]

He did not defeat the Italians himself. It was the other countries he asked for help, and they pushed the Italians out of Ethiopia. Then he returned from exile in 1941, I think

[Manplusmachine]

Nipsey hustle is also in the bloodline

[fighternk]

I was taught he was a coward who turned his back on his people when they needed him most, that he paled in comparison to Menelik.

[FionaSamson-ytzs]

Unuh pick up the baton, complete the achievement of track n field then grab the honors theres no other way 4 claiming what is yours". 😮

[ZB]

So we're all just ignoring the human rights atrocities and genocides?

[alfonsoguzman]

225th consecutive King from the throne of King David..the scepter shall never depart from Judah

[FionaSamson-ytzs]

So he's the first to serve 44 yrs? Good question

[VeronWilliams-cyzr]

And WW2name was not mentioned the battle of adawa blessed love family

[SamsonTeklu-rn]

EMPEROR MENILK THE SECOND WHO DID ACHIEVED EVERY THING YOU MENTION BEFOR EMPEROR HAILE SELAE !BUT EMPEROR HAILE MODERNISED WHAT MENILK HAS BEGAN!

[abiodun-b]

Like every great leader, he had his blind spots: greed, Eritrea, etc. One does not have to whitewash his legacy. We can acknowledge his achievements while being honest about his shortcomings