Haile Selassie
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Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930.
Selassie in 1970
Haile Selassie Portrait
Then Tafari Makonnen wearing a warrior's dress
Ras Makonnen Woldemikael and his son Lij Tafari Makonnen
Rastafari
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Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s. It is classified as both a new religious movement and a social movement by scholars of religion. There is no central auth
Haile Selassie
…under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930. Widely considered to be a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, he is accorded divine importance in Rastafari, an Abrahamic religion that emerged in the 1930s. A few years before he began his reign over the Ethiopian Empire, Selassie defeated Ethiopian army…
Two Rastafarians in Zeerust, South Africa; they are wearing and selling items that display their commitment to the religion
The Liberty Bell Temple, a Rasta place of worship in Los Angeles
Rastafari graffiti, depicting Haile Selassie, on a building in Uruguay
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia between 1930 and 1974. He is of central importance to Rastas, many of whom regard him as the Second Coming of Jesus and thus God incarnate in human form.