Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
- Acting
- July 22, 1892 · Harar, Ethiopia
- August 26, 1975
Biography
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He 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.
Known for
Filmography
- King Kong: Monster and Myth · Self
- The March on Rome · Self
- Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party · Self
- The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry · Self
- Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero · Self
- Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder · Self
- The Unknown Famine · Self
- Flame of Persia · Self
- Africa Goes to the Fair · Self
- Primo Piano: Hailé Selassié, imperatore d'Etiopia · Self
- World in Action
- To Arms, We Are Fascists! · Self
- Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator · Self
- Adventures on the New Frontier · Self
- Death of a Dream · Self
- The Century Is Fifty · Self
- United We Stand · Self
- The Fight For Peace · Self