Haile Selassie

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[edit] The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Reflections on Haile Selassie
2. Wikipedia: Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
3. BBC News: Religion & Ethics: Haile Selassie I, God of the Black Race
4. Libcom.org: "1935-1980s: The Reign of Haile Selassie in Ethiopia" (September 15, 2006)
5. New York Times: "Bearing Haile Selassie's Face, Commoner Claims His Blood" (April 11, 2005)
6. TIME: "Person of the Year: Haile Selassie" (January 6, 1936) 
7. YouTube: Emperor Haile Selassie I (Time 04:46) 
   
   

[edit] Haile Selassie Background and Profiles

[edit] War and Famine

• BBC Radio: Beyond Hunger
• Wikipedia: Famines in Ethiopia
• International Committee of the Red Cross: "Italy's Conquest of Abyssinia (1935-1936)" (January 25, 2005)
• Jamaicans.com: "The Failure of Haile Selassie as Emperor" (May 27, 2003)
• The Guardian: "Ethiopia Proves There Can Be Life After Death" (July 28, 2002)
• OneWorld Magazine: "Haile Sellassie and Mussolini" (October 18, 1997)
• NCAT: "The Ethiopian Student Movement in the Struggle Against Imperialism" (December 20, 1976)

[edit] The Rastafari Messiah

• Wikipedia: Rastafari Movement
• BBC News: Religion & Ethics: Rastafari at a Glance
• Ba Beta Kristiyan: The Church of Haile Selassie I 
• Jamaicans.com: "The Marcus Garvey's Statement Called Rastafari 'Prophecy'" (May 27, 2003)
• University of Vermont: "Haile Selassie King of Kings, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah" (April, 1998)

[edit] Legacy

• BBC News: "The Last of the Ethiopian Emperors" (May 12, 2005)
• New York Times: " An Imperial Burial for Haile Selassie, 25 Years After Death" (November 6, 2000)
• BBC News: "Haile Selassie Funeral Moves Closer" (October 3, 2000)
• New York Times: "Haile Selassie of Ethiopia Dies at 83" (August 28, 1975)
• TIME: "The End of the Lion of Judah" (September 23, 1974) 

[edit] Haile Selassie Images

• Syracuse University: Haile Selassie Stamp Gallery
• Google Image Search: Haile Selassie
• Yahoo! Image Search: Emperor Haile Selassie
• Live Search Images: Haile Selassie
• Flickr: Haile Selassie

[edit] Haile Selassie Videos and Media

• MindWarz: Emperor Haile Selassie: The Lion of Judah (Time 50:35)
• Google Video: His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Visits Jamaica (Time 50:34)
• Google Video: His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I 'Talaku meri' (Time 01:16:47)
• Google Video: Lion of Judah: Ethiopian King (Time 59:59)
• YouTube: Haile Selassie & Empress Menen (Time 04:57)

[edit] Haile Selassie Books and Research

• Rastafari Speaks: Haile Selassie Speeches
• UNESCO: "The Roots and Fallouts of Haile Selassie’s Educational Policy" (June, 2006) (444KB) 
• North Carolina State University: "Haile Selassie and American Missionaries" (2003) (477KB) 
• UC Santa Barbara: "John F. Kennedy Toasts the Emperor Haile Selassie" (October 2, 1963)
• Mount Holyoke College: "Appeal to the League of Nations" (June, 1936)

[edit] Haile Selassie Blogs and Message Boards

• Rasta-man Forum: Doubt in H.I.M?
• Ethiopian Military Blog: The Ethiopian Navy Under Haile Selassie
• More Fire: What Did Haile Selassie Say About Jesus Christ?

[edit] Haile Selassie Timeline

• 1892: July 23, Haile Selassie is born Tafari Makonnen
• 1911: April 11, Haile Selassie is made Governor of Harar
• 1911: August 3, Selassie marries Menen Asfaw
• 1916: Selassie become the de facto ruler of Ethiopia
• 1928: Haile Selassie is crowned king and emperor of Ethiopia
• 1931: July 16, The first constitution of Ethiopia is introduced
• 1935: October, Italy invades Ethiopia
• 1936-1941: Selassie lives in exile
• 1941: January 18, As part of the East Africa Campaign, Selassie marches into Ethiopia
• 1960: December 13, A failed coup marks a period of increasing radicalization especially among students
• 1963: Selassie presides over the first meeting of the Organization of African Unity
• 1972-1973: Famine in Wollo kills an estimated 200,000 Ethiopians
• 1974: September 12, A group of low ranking military officers attempt to depose Selassie
• 1975: August 27, Haile Selassie dies

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