The grandson of the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie is applauding a decision this week by a Swiss court to halt an auction of a wristwatch belonging his grandfather — which he and his family ...

Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the ...

Haile Selassie (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and emperor from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the ...

The Ethiopian royal family base their right to rule on a dynastic line stretching back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, though Bahru Zewde in A History of Modern Ethiopia: 1855-1974, says the ...

King of Kings chronicles the life of one of the 20th century’s most misunderstood figures King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia By Asfa-Wossen Asserate, ...