Haile Selassie I was born on 23 July 1892 in Ejersa Goro. The last emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie was born Tafari Makonnen and ruled first as regent and then as emperor from 1930. He modernized the country, introducing a written constitution in 1931 and promoting education, and he appealed to the League of Nations in 1936 after the Italian invasion, delivering a famous speech in Geneva. After years in exile he returned with British help in 1941. He helped found the Organisation of African Unity in 1963 and was revered as a messiah by the Rastafari movement. Famine and discontent led to his deposition by the military in 1974.
Before and after
- 7 May 1892Birth of Josip Broz Tito
- 3 June 1892Founding of Liverpool F.C.
- 26 June 1892Birth of Pearl S. Buck
- from 7 July 1892 to 10 May 1897Rise of Katipunan
- 23 July 1892Birth of Haile Selassie I
- 23 July 1892Founding of International Skating Union
- 15 August 1892Birth of Louis de Broglie
- 24 August 1892Construction of Goodison Park
- 9 September 1892Discovery of Amalthea
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