worldhistorys:World History: Haile SelassieHaile Selassie I (1892-1975) was Ethiopia’s regent from 1
worldhistorys:World History: Haile SelassieHaile Selassie I (1892-1975) was Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the Organization of African Unity from 1963 to 1964, and again from 1966 to 1967. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty. At the League of Nations in 1936, the Emperor condemned the use of chemical weapons by Italy against his people during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. His internationalist views led to Ethiopia’s becoming a charter member of the United Nations, and his political thought and experience in promoting multilateralism and collective security have proved seminal and enduring. His suppression of rebellions among the landed aristocracy, which consistently opposed his reforms, earned him criticism among some contemporaries and historians. However, Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history. [x] -- source link