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Haile Selassie I
was
Ethiopia
's
regent
from 1916 to 1930 and
Emperor of Ethiopia
from 1930 to 1974. The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to
King Solomon
and the
Queen of Sheba
, he is a defining figure in both
Ethiopian
and
African history
. Selassie is revered as the religious symbol for
God
incarnate
among the
Rastafari movement
, whose name comes from
Ras
(literally "Head," an Ethiopian title equivalent to
Duke
), and
Tafari Makonnen
, Selassie's pre-coronation name.
Photo credit:
American Colony, Jerusalem
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