Haile silassie
Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He is best known for his efforts to modernize his country and for his opposition to colonialism, especially the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. He was a defining figure in Ethiopian history and a significant figure in the history of Africa.\n\nBorn Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, Haile Selassie is often regarded as a messianic figure by the Rastafari movement, which believes him to be the biblical King of Kings, and a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. He was also the Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, a precursor to the African Union.\n\nHis reign ended in 1974 when military officers deposed him and established a socialist state, marking the beginning of a period of turmoil and change in Ethiopia's social and political structures. Haile Selassie died in detention in 1975 under disputed circumstances.\n