Bereket H. Selassie, author.
Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
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Part of the series Ohio short histories of Africa;Ohio short histories of Africa.
Notes:

• 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’état 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.

Subjects:

• Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975.
• Ethiopia — Kings and rulers — Biography.
• Ethiopia — Politics and government — 1889-1974.

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