Haile Selassie Quotes


Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily


Citations

Selassie, Haile. Selected Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, 1918 to 1967. Imperial Ethiopian Ministry of Information, 1967.

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Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie
  • Born: July 23, 1892
  • Died: August 27, 1975
  • Nationality: Ethiopian
  • Profession: Statesman

Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Prior to his coronation, he had been the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia from 1916. He is a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I.