Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
Birthday: 1892-07-22 | Place of Birth: Harar, EthiopiaHaile 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2024
King Kong: Monster and Myth
as Self (archive footage)
2022
The March on Rome
as Self (archive footage)
1961
Adventures on the New Frontier
as Self
