Bereket H. Selassie,

Emperor Haile Selassie / Bereket Habte Selassie. - 147 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm. - Ohio short histories of Africa .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141) and index.

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'ètat 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.

9780821421277 (pb : alk. paper) 9780821445082 (pdf)

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Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.


Ethiopia--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Ethiopia--Politics and government--1889-1974.

DT387.7 / .B47 2014

963.055092