Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Acting

Born: 1892-07-22
Died: 1975-08-26
From: Harar, Ethiopia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Ras Tafari MakonnenTafari Makonnenተፈሪ መኮንንቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴLij TafariLij Tafari MakonnenTäfäri MäkonnänQädamawi Haylä Səllasé

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.

Awards & Nominations35 won · 2 nominated

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United Nations Peace Medal

1972
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Collar of the Order of Charles III

1971
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Nobel Peace Prize

1964
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Order of Suvorov, 1st class

1959
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Collar of the Order of the White Lion

1959
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Hilal-e-Pakistan

1958
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Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William

1954
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Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

1954
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Knight of the Order of the Elephant

1954
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Nobel Peace Prize

1938
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Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

1924
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Knight of the Seraphim

1924
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes

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Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword

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Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation

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Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

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Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX

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honorary doctor of the University of Bonn

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Order of the White Rose of Finland

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Order of the Nile

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knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

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Order of Propitious Clouds

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Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

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Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders

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Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star

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Order of the Eagle of Zambia

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Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru

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Knight Grand Cross of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy

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Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

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Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

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Order of the Star of Romania

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Order of the White Eagle

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

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The honorary doctor of Lebanese University

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Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy