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Haile Selassie

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Hai·le Se·las·sie  (hl s-ls, -läs) Title of Ras Tafari Makonnen. 1892-1975.
Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974). After the Italian invasion of his country (1936), he fled to England, returned to Ethiopia with Allied troops (1941), and was restored to the throne. He was deposed in a military coup (1974).
Haile Selassie [ˈhaɪlɪ səˈlæsɪ]
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(Biographies / Haile Selassie (1892-1975) M, Ethiopian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) title of Ras Tafari Makonnen. 1892-1975, emperor of Ethiopia (1930-36; 1941-74). During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936-41), he lived in exile in England. He was a prominent figure in the Pan-African movement: deposed 1974
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Noun1.Haile SelassieHaile Selassie - emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)
Ras Tafari, Ras Tafari Makonnen


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