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    Haile Selassie I, (born Tafari Makonnen or Lij Tafari; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the...
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    Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie, Duke of Harar (baptismal name: Araya Yohannes; 16 October 1924 – 13 May 1957) was the second son, and second-youngest...
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  • governor and father of Haile Selassie I Makonnen Endelkachew (1890–1963), Ethiopian aristocrat and Prime Minister Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael (1892–1975)...
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    Prince Joel David Makonnen Haile Selassie (Yoel Dawit Makonnen Haile Selassie; born 5 May 1982) is an attorney, businessman, philanthropist, writer, and...
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    through her marriage to Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen, the great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Makonnen was born in Washington, D.C., to Bobby William...
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    characters. Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael Wolde Melekot (Amharic: ራስ መኮንን ወልደ ሚካኤል ወልደ መለኮት; 8 May 1852 – 21 March 1906), or simply Ras Makonnen, also known as...
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    Princess Tsehai Haile Selassie (13 October 1919 – 17 August 1942) was the third daughter and fourth child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen...
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  • Haile Selassie Gugsa (1907–1985), Ethiopian military commander, fascist collaborator, and noble. Prince Makonnen (1924-1957), Makonnen Haile Selassie...
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    Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen, then the governor of Harar and future Emperor of Ethiopia, and his wife Menen Asfaw, on 29 July 1916. Amha Selassie became Crown...
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  • brothers, Prince Asfa Wossen and Prince Makonnen, had both been born before the 1930 coronation, Prince Sahle Selassie was also the first legitimate child...
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    the Italian occupation, and her return from exile in 1941. Makonnen accompanied Haile Selassie during his tour of Europe from 16 April to 4 September 1924...
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    July 1892 – 1 November 1905: Lij Tafari Makonnen 1 November 1905 – 11 February 1917: Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen 11 February 1917 – 7 October 1928: Balemulu...
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    Amha Selassie (/ˈzɪərə jæˈkoʊb/; Geʽez: ዘርዐ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ; born 17 August 1953) is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Amha Selassie of the...
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    after Makonnen Wolde Mikael, father of Tafari Makonnen who was later crowned as Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I. His father is a first generation immigrant...
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    Lij Endelkachew Makonnen (Amharic: እንዳልካቸው መኮንን; 27 September 1927 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician. Born in Addis Ababa, his father, Ras...
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    Rastafari (category Haile Selassie)
    languages; "Tafari Makonnen" was Selassie's personal name. It is unknown why the early Rastas adopted this form of Haile Selassie's name as the basis of...
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    Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie, CBE (Amharic: ዕምሩ ኀይለ ሥላሴ; 23 November 1892 – 15 August 1980) was an Ethiopian noble, soldier, and diplomat. He served as...
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  • Romanework Haile Selassie, sometimes spelt as Romane Work Haile Selassie (died in Turin on 14 October 1940), was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie of...
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    reforms of her Regent and designated heir Ras Tafari Makonnen (who succeeded her as Emperor Haile Selassie I), about which she was at best ambivalent and often...
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    seven locks of hair, until emperor Ras Tafari Makonnen (Haile Selassie) and Ethiopia were liberated and Selassie was returned from exile. Scholars also state...
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    Solomonic dynasty remained in power until 1974, when its last emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown by a coup d'état. The Solomonic dynasty is the name given...
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  • Makonnen changed his name to emphasize his African roots. His children are T'Shai R. Makonnen, Desta Makonnen, Lorenzo Makonnen and Sheba Makonnen. In...
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    Menen Asfaw (category Haile Selassie)
    without ado. Woizero Menen probably met Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen (later the Emperor Haile Selassie) at the home of her half-uncle, Lij Iyasu. The rapport...
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    Princess Tenagnework (category Children of Haile Selassie)
    Tenagnework Haile Selassie, GBE (baptismal name: Fikirte Mariam; 12 January 1912 – 6 April 2003) was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress...
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  • Princess Wolete Israel Seyoum and was the granddaughter to Emperor Haile Selassie. Through her mother's family she was a great-great-granddaughter of...
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    Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie (born 14 June 1960)[citation needed] is the only son of Prince Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia and Princess Mahisente...
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    Ethiopian Revolution (category Haile Selassie)
    itself as the Derg, which struggled to topple Haile Selassie's cabinet under Prime Minister Endelkachew Makonnen. By September of that year, the Derg began...
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    Province . He and his brothers, Makonnen Habte-Wold and Akalework Habte-Wold benefited from the patronage of Emperor Haile Selassie, who had them educated. Aklilu...
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  • Princess Zenebework (category Children of Haile Selassie)
    Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and his wife the Empress Menen Asfaw. Zenebework's full title was "Her Imperial Highness, Princess Zenebework Haile Selassie"...
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  • February 2019) was the widow of Prince Makonnen, Duke (Mesfin) of Harar and second son of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Princess Sara was born on...
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