Emperor haile selassie
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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
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. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s led to a five-year exile in England, from which he returned in time to lead his country through World War II. Selassie was also instrumental in the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, but he fell short of the ultimate goal of a promised democracy in Ethiopia. The corruption that grew under his absolute rule, as well as his seeming indifference to the famine that gripped Ethiopia in the 1970s, led finally to his overthrow by the armed forces that he had created.
Haile Selassie was an enlightened monarch in many ways, but also a man with flaws like any other. This short biography is a sensitive portrayal of Selassie as both emperor and man, by one who knew him well.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 23 oktober 2014
Aantal pagina's: 156
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Bereket Habte Selassie
Tweede Auteur: Bereket
Hoofduitgeverij: Ohio University Press
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 128 mm
Product hoogte: 8 mm
Product lengte: 179 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 110 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm
Verpakking lengte: 175 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 208 g
EAN: 9780821421277