Haile Selassie
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
Follow Haile Selassie on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
We include updates on Rastafari, Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Bob Marley: One Love, Menen Asfaw, Iron Lion Zion, Addis Ababa University, 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Revolution, 1974 Ethiopian coup d'état, Civilization V: Brave New World, Sophia Desta, Princess Sifrash Bizu, Fairfield House, Bath, 1955 Constitution of Ethiopia, My Life and Ethiopia's Progress, 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement ... and more.
| 2024 | Depicted in the biopic 'Bob Marley: One Love', showing a scene of Selassie riding a horse with a young Bob Marley. |
| August 2024 | Awarded the Commander rank of the Hungarian Order of Merit, recognizing his significant contributions or distinguished service. |
| November 17 2023 | Granted the Freedom of the City of London. |
| November 1 2022 | Received the Pan-African Award from the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa, presented by Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, recognizing Emperor Haile Selassie's leading role in establishing African Unity. |
| October 15 2022 | Awarded the Keys to the City of Montego Bay, St James, by Mayor Leeroy Williams. |
| 2021 | A documentary titled 'Grandpa Was an Emperor' was released by his granddaughter, showcasing the life of the Ethiopian royal family. |
| 2020 | A bust statue of Haile Selassie originally built in 1957 was destroyed by protesters in response to the assassination of Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa. |
| June 30 2020 | A bust of Haile Selassie in Cannizaro Park, which had been a pilgrimage site for the Rastafari community, was destroyed by protestors. |
| 2019 |
Fairfield House, Bath
A Community Interest Company was established to support the running of Fairfield House as a community asset.
|
| 2019 | A memorial was unveiled at the African Union's Headquarters in Addis Ababa, honoring his efforts in Pan-Africanism and anti-colonialism. |
| 2019 | Two blue plaques were unveiled by his grandson, commemorating his residence at Fairfield House and his visits to Weston-super-Mare. |
| March 24 2018 | Received the Stockholm Cultural Award, presented by Princess Marianne Bernadotte. |
| September 13 2016 | Honored with the People of Distinction Humanitarian Award in Washington, DC. |
| 2014 |
Fairfield House, Bath
The Friends of Fairfield House community group began negotiating a Community Asset Transfer to preserve and develop the house.
|
| May 29 2013 | Received the Golden Key of the City of Frankfort, Kentucky, awarded by Mayor Graham. |
| June 25 2011 | A blue plaque commemorating Selassie's stay in Malvern was unveiled, with a Rastafari delegation providing a drum recital during the ceremony. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Ermias Sahle Selassie, Haile Selassie & Fairfield House, Bath, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.