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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787053803321

Autore

Bereket H. Selassie

Titolo

Emperor Haile Selassie / / Bereket Habte Selassie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8214-4508-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Collana

Ohio Short Histories of Africa

Disciplina

963.055092

Soggetti

Ethiopia Kings and rulers Biography

Ethiopia Politics and government 1889-1974

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.