Haile Selassie Quotes


History teaches us that unity is strength, and cautions us to submerge and overcome our differences in the quest for common goals, to strive, with all our combined strength, for the path to true African brotherhood and unity.


Citations

Selassie, Haile. "Towards African Unity." Summit Conference of Independent African States, 22 May 1963, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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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.