| Description |
1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
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Ohio short histories of Africa |
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Ohio short histories of Africa.
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| Contents |
Leadership in the context of Ethiopian history and mythology -- Tafari : orphaned prince steeled by adversity -- Harar, Ras Makonnen, and Menelik's court -- The feud with Iassu; the plot thickens -- The 1916 coup d'état and the rise of a man of destiny -- From king to emperor : proclamation of the central elements of change -- The Italian invasion and the emperor's exile -- World War II and the return of the emperor to Ethiopia -- Postliberation developments -- Diplomacy : the American connection and nonalignment -- Turning of the tide : a shaken emperor on the horns of a dilemma -- Last days : revolution and the end of the monarchy |
| Summary |
Emperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to 1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a number of important positions in Selassie's government, tells both the story of the emperor's life and the story of modern Ethiopia. After a struggle for the throne in 1916, the young Selassie emerged first as regent and then as supreme leader of Ethiopia. Over the course of his nearly six-decade rule, the emperor abolished slavery, introduced constitutional reform, and expanded educational opportunity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index |
| Subject |
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
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| SUBJECT |
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975 fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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Kings and rulers
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Politics and government
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Ethiopia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Ethiopia -- Politics and government -- 1889-1974. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045148
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| Subject |
Ethiopia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780821445082 |
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0821445081 |
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