Haile Selassie I

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916. He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, and the key figure of Rastafari, a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I, believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.

Born:

Jul 22, 1892 In Harar, Ethiopia

Movie/TV Credits:

4

First Appeared:

In the movie The Century Is Fifty 1950-03-16

Latest Project:

Movie The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry 2008-03-01