Chronology of Haile Selassie

• 23 July 1892 – Haile Selassie (as Ras Tafari) was born from Ras Mekonnen Woldemikael and Woizero Yeshimebet Ali Abba Jifar.{{Cite book |last=Bookman |first=Dutty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQHazgEACAAJ&q=Haile+selassie+born+1892 |title=Haile Selassie I's Ethiopia, Volume One: The Rise of the Priestly Warrior Kings |date=2021-12-05 |publisher=Bookman Expr Llc |isbn=978-0-9853755-0-8 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2008-05-23 |title=Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1892-1975) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/selassie-haile-1892-1975/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Haile Selassie I {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/haile-selassie-i |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}
• 1 November 1905 – Tafari was renamed as Dejazmach at the age of 13.{{Cite book |last=Kasuka |first=Bridgette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ragu4v8r--4C&dq=1+November+1905+%E2%80%93+Tafari+was+renamed+as+Dejazmach+at+the+age+of+13.&pg=PA20 |title=Prominent African Leaders Since Independence |date=2012-02-08 |publisher=Bankole Kamara Taylor |isbn=978-1-4700-4358-2 |language=en}}
• 1906 – His father Ras Mikael died at Kulibi.{{Cite book |last=Chidi |first=Sylvia Lovina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzjNBgAAQBAJ&dq=1906+%E2%80%93+Ras+Mikael+died+at+Kulibi.&pg=PA420 |title=The Greatest Black Achievers in History |date=2014-06-13 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-291-90933-3 |language=en}}
• 1906 – Tafari assumed nominal governorship of Selale, enabled him to continue his studies.{{Cite web |title=Von Bedeutung sein ▷ Übersetzung Ins Englische, Synonyme, Aussprache, Antonyme, Bilder, Beispiele - NativeLib |url=https://hi.nativelib.net/de-en/von+Bedeutung+sein.html |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=hi.nativelib.net |language=de-DE}}
• 1907 – He was appointed as governor over part of the province of Sidamo.{{Cite book |last=Kasuka |first=Bridgette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ragu4v8r--4C&dq=1907+%E2%80%93+Haile+selassie+was+appointed+as+governor+over+part+of+the+province+of+Sidamo.&pg=PA20 |title=Prominent African Leaders Since Independence |date=2012-02-08 |publisher=Bankole Kamara Taylor |isbn=978-1-4700-4358-2 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Shillington |first=Kevin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WixiTjxYdkYC&dq=1907+%E2%80%93+Haile+selassie+was+appointed+as+governor+over+part+of+the+province+of+Sidamo.&pg=PT1631 |title=Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set |date=2013-07-04 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-45669-6 |language=en}}
• 1907 – Following his death of his brother Yelma, the governorate of Harar was left vacant, which left to Menelik's loyal general Balcha Safo.
• 1910/1911 – Tafari appointed as governor of Harar.{{Cite book |last=Serels |first=Steven |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wa1qDwAAQBAJ&q=1910/1911+%E2%80%93+Ras+Tafari+appointed+as+governor+of+Harar. |title=The Impoverishment of the African Red Sea Littoral, 1640–1945 |date=2018-08-23 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-94165-3 |language=en}}
• 3 August 1911 – Tafari married to Menen Asfaw from Ambassel, the niece of the heir to throne Lij Iyasu.{{Cite book |last1=Ficquet |first1=Éloi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rMj7AgAAQBAJ&q=3+August+1911+%E2%80%93+Tafari+married+to+Menen+Asfaw+from+Ambassel,+the+niece+of+the+heir+to+throne+Lij+Iyasu. |title=The Life and Times of Lïj Iyasu of Ethiopia: New Insights |last2=Smidt |first2=Wolbert G. C. |date=2014 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90476-8 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=NA |first=NA |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VYBDgAAQBAJ&dq=3+August+1911+%E2%80%93+Tafari+married+to+Menen+Asfaw&pg=PA192 |title=Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia |date=2016-09-27 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-137-11786-1 |language=en}}
• 1916 – Empress Zewditu made Tafari Ras and was made heir apparent and Crown Prince.
• 11 February 1917 – During the coronation of Zewditu, she pledged Regent Tafari to rule fairly.
• 1924 – Ras Tafari toured numerous countries: Jerusalem, Alexandria, Paris, Luxembourg, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm, London, Geneva, and Athens.{{Cite book |last=Vestal |first=Theodore M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W2CP6A_xDR8C&q=1924+%E2%80%93+Ras+Tafari+toured+numerous+countries:+Jerusalem,+Alexandria,+Paris,+Luxembourg,+Brussels,+Amsterdam,+Stockholm,+London,+Geneva,+and+Athens. |title=The Lion of Judah in the New World: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans' Attitudes Toward Africa |date=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-38620-6 |language=en}}{{Cite web |year=1998 |title=Aethiopica 1 |url=https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/aethiopica/article/download/617/628}}
• 1928 – When Dejazmach Balcha Safo went to Addis Ababa with considerable size of forces, Tafari consolidated his hold over the provinces, many of Menelik's appointees refused to abide the new regulations.{{Cite book |last=Asserate |first=Asfa-Wossen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1grDwAAQBAJ&dq=1928+%E2%80%93+When+Dejazmach+Balcha+Safo+went+to+Addis+Ababa+with+considerable+size+of+forces&pg=PT61 |title=King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia |date=2015-09-15 |publisher=Haus Publishing |isbn=978-1-910376-19-5 |language=en}}
• 18 February 1928 – As Balcha Safo went to Addis Ababa, Tafari had Ras Kassa Haile Darge buy off his army and arranged to have him displaced as the shum of Sidamo Province, by Birru Wolde Gabriel who himself was replaced by Desta Damtew.{{Cite web |title=Salomonic dynasty |url=http://ethiopiandynasty.weebly.com/solomonic-dynasty-1889-1936.html |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=ETHIOPIAN ROYAL DYNASTY}}
• 2 August 1928 – the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty was signed to foster favorable relations between the two countries.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kKb0GUVVo_UC&q=2+August+1928+%E2%80%93+the+Italo-Ethiopian+Treaty+was+signed+to+foster+favorable+relations+between+the+two+countries. |title=Great Britain and the East |date=1935 |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SM4cAQAAMAAJ&q=2+August+1928+%E2%80%93+the+Italo-Ethiopian+Treaty+was+signed+to+foster+favorable+relations+between+the+two+countries. |title=Near East and India |date=1935 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Abc-clio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vf8VAQAAIAAJ&q=2+August+1928+%E2%80%93+the+Italo-Ethiopian+Treaty+was+signed+to+foster+favorable+relations+between+the+two+countries. |title=Africa Since 1914: A Historical Bibliography |last2=Services |first2=ABC-Clio Information |date=1985 |publisher=ABC-Clio Information Services |isbn=978-0-87436-395-1 |language=en}}
• 7 October 1928 – Empress Zewditu crowned Tafari as Negus.{{Cite book |last=Axelrod |first=Alan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LNcDwAAQBAJ&dq=7+October+1928+%E2%80%93+Empress+Zewditu+crowned+Tafari+as+Negus.&pg=PT307 |title=The 30 Most Influential People of World War II: A Ranking |date=2018-06-05 |publisher=Permuted Press |isbn=978-1-68261-611-6 |language=en}}
• 31 March 1930 – Gugsa Welle was defeated by loyal forces of Tafari during the Battle of Anchem.
• 2 April 1930 – Death of Zewditu; Tafari rose to power as Emperor of Ethiopia.{{Cite book |last=Parfitt |first=Rose |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JOeADwAAQBAJ&dq=2+April+1930+%E2%80%93+Death+of+Zewditu;+Tafari+rose+to+power+as+Emperor+of+Ethiopia.&pg=PA228 |title=The Process of International Legal Reproduction: Inequality, Historiography, Resistance |date=2019-01-17 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-316-51519-8 |language=en}}
• 2 November 1930 – Ras Tafari crowned as Haile Selassie I at Addis Ababa's St. George"s Cathedral.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title=Ethiopia: Look to the East - Haile Selassie and the Rastafari |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201811050721.html#:~:text=On%202%20November%201930%2C%20together,%2C%20Abyssinia%20(Addis%20Ababa).&text=Haile%20Selassie%20is%20regarded%20by,Africa%20and%20the%20human%20race.}}{{Cite web |title=Apr 2, 1930 CE: Haile Selassie Becomes Emperor of Ethiopia {{!}} National Geographic Society |url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/haile-selassie-becomes-emperor-ethiopia |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=education.nationalgeographic.org}}{{Cite book |last=Green |first=M. Christian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpOYDwAAQBAJ&dq=2+November+1930+%E2%80%93+Ras+Tafari+crowned+as+Haile+Selassie+I+at+Addis+Ababa's+St.+George+Cathedral.&pg=PA370 |title=Law, Religion and Human Flourishing in Africa |date=2019-05-15 |publisher=AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |isbn=978-1-928314-58-5 |language=en}}

• 16 July 1931 – Emperor Haile Selassie introduced the first Constitution of Ethiopia, providing bicameral legislature.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title=Ethiopian Constitution of 1931 |url=https://chilot.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ethiopian-constitution-of-1931.pdf}}{{Cite book |last=Evans |first=Mike |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfXk3N11brsC&q=16+July+1931+%E2%80%93+Emperor+Haile+Selassie+introduced+the+first+Constitution+of+Ethiopia,+providing+bicameral+legislature. |title=Jimmy Carter, the Liberal Left and World Chaos: A Carter/Obama Plan that Will Not Work |date=2009 |publisher=Time Worthy Books |isbn=978-0-935199-33-8 |language=en}}
• 5 December 1934 – the Italians initially invaded Ethiopia at Welwel, in Ogaden; Haile Selassie armies set up headquarters at Dessie in Wollo Province.{{Cite book |last=Brecher |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ClAOAQAAMAAJ&q=5+December+1934+%E2%80%93+the+Italian+initially+invaded+Ethiopia+at+Welwel,+in+Ogaden; |title=International Political Earthquakes |date=2008-08-25 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-472-07001-5 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Last |first1=Geoffrey C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sS0aAQAAMAAJ&q=5+December+1934+%E2%80%93+the+Italian+initially+invaded+Ethiopia+at+Welwel,+in+Ogaden; |title=A History of Ethiopia in Pictures |last2=Pankhurst |first2=Richard |date=1969 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-639473-2 |language=en}}
• 3 October 1935 – the Second Italo-Ethiopian War began.{{Cite book |last=Oba |first=Gufu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dascAAAAQBAJ&q=3+October+1935+%E2%80%93+the+Second+Italo-Ethiopian+War+began. |title=Nomads in the Shadows of Empires: Contests, Conflicts and Legacies on the Southern Ethiopian-Northern Kenyan Frontier |date=2013-07-11 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-25522-7 |language=en}}
• 19 October 1935 – Haile Selassie gave more precise orders for his army to his Commander-in-Chief Ras Kassa.
• 2 May 1936 – Haile Selassie appointed Ras Imru Haile Selassie as Prince Regent in his absence, departing with his family for French Somaliland.{{Cite book |last=Udeze |first=Bona |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVJYj3RGXjwC&dq=2+May+1936+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+appointed+Ras+Imru+Haile+Selassie&pg=PA333 |title=Why Africa?: A Continent in a Dilemma of Unanswered Questions |date=2009 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-4363-9684-4 |language=en}}
• 30 June 1936 – Haile Selassie appealed to the League of Nations address the invasion.{{Cite web |title=Council of American Ambassadors |url=https://www.americanambassadors.org/publications/ambassadors-review/spring-2012/haile-selassie-champion-of-reconciliation |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Council of American Ambassadors |language=en}}
• 1936–1941 – Haile Selassie lived in Bath, England, in Fairfield House, which he bought.{{Cite book |last1=Roued-Cunliffe |first1=Henriette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwkUDgAAQBAJ&dq=1936%E2%80%931941+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+lived+in+Bath+England,+in+Fairfield+House,+which+he+bought.&pg=PA143 |title=Participatory Heritage |last2=Copeland |first2=Andrea |date=2017-01-18 |publisher=Facet Publishing |isbn=978-1-78330-123-2 |language=en}}
• 18 January 1941 – during the East African Campaign in World War II, Haile Selassie crossed the border between Sudan and Ethiopia near the village of Um Idda.{{Cite web |title=Ethiopian Treasures - Emperor Haile Selassie - The Ethiopian Revolution |url=http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/selassie.htm |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk}}
• 5 May 1941 – Haile Selassie entered Addis Ababa and reclaimed his throne after leaving for five years since Italian occupation, and address the Ethiopian populace.{{Cite journal |last=Sbacchi |first=Alberto |date=1979 |title=Haile Selassie and the Italians 1941-1943 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/523424 |journal=African Studies Review |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=25–42 |doi=10.2307/523424 |jstor=523424 |s2cid=143495345 |issn=0002-0206}}
• 27 August 1942 – Haile Selassie abolished slavery in Ethiopia.{{Cite book |last=Rodriguez |first=Junius P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzro5ziGRRoC&dq=27+August+1942+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+abolished+slavery+in+Ethiopia.&pg=PA296 |title=Slavery in the Modern World: A-N |date=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-85109-783-8 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Fargher |first=Brian L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWLOtldQzOEC&dq=27+August+1942+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+abolished+slavery+in+Ethiopia.&pg=PA237 |title=The Origins of the New Churches Movement in Southern Ethiopia: 1927 - 1944 |date=1996 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-10661-1 |language=en}}
• 1942 – Haile Selassie attempted to institute a progressive tax scheme.{{Cite journal |last=Zewde |first=Bahru |date=1995 |title=Hayla-Sellase: From Progressive to Reactionary |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41931205 |journal=Northeast African Studies |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=99–114 |doi=10.1353/nas.1995.0037 |jstor=41931205 |s2cid=145611322 |issn=0740-9133}}
• 2 December 1950 – the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 390 (V), establishing the former Italian colony into Ethiopia.{{Cite journal |last=Tiruneh |first=Andargatchew |title=Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Federation (1941-1952) |date=1980 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660059 |journal=Northeast African Studies |volume=2/3 |issue=3/1 |pages=99–119 |jstor=43660059 |issn=0740-9133}}
• 4 November 1955 – the revised 1955 Constitution of Ethiopia adopted with unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy scheme.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title=1955 revised constitution of Ethiopia |url=https://chilot.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/1955-revised-constitution-of-ethiopia1.pdf}}{{Cite journal |date=1956 |title=Ethiopia's Revised Constitution |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4322802 |journal=Middle East Journal |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=194–199 |jstor=4322802 |issn=0026-3141}}
• 1958 – the famine of Tigray unveiled to Ministry of the Interior two years later, which contributed significant deaths.{{Cite book |last1=Waal |first1=Alexander De |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RcVFXUwraxsC&q=1958+%E2%80%93+the+famine+of+Tigray+unveiled+to+Ministry+of+the+Interior+two+years+later,+which+contributed+significant+deaths. |title=Evil Days: Thirty Years of War and Famine in Ethiopia |last2=Watch (Organization) |first2=Human Rights |date=1991 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |isbn=978-1-56432-038-4 |language=en}}
• 1959 – Haile Selassie played a role of the autocephaly of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from Coptic Orthodox Church.{{Cite web |title=Jubilation after Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's 27-year-old schism is healed |url=https://www.oikoumene.org/news/jubilation-after-ethiopian-orthodox-tewahedo-churchs-27-year-old-schism-is-healed |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=World Council of Churches |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.ohioeotc.org/ourhistory |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Ethiopian Orthodox Archdiocese |language=en-US}}
• 13 December 1960 – a coup d'état was attempted against Haile Selassie during state visiting Brazil despite successfully suppressed by his loyal Kebur Zabagna army.{{Cite book |last1=Library (U.S.) |first1=Army |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ElcsAAAAYAAJ&dq=13+December+1960+%E2%80%93+a+coup+d'%C3%A9tat+was+attempted+against+Haile+Selassie&pg=PA168 |title=Africa: Problems & Prospects: A Bibliographic Survey |last2=Army |first2=United States Department of the |date=1967 |publisher=Department of the Army |language=en}}
• 2 December 1950 – The federation of Eritrea with Ethiopia had stipulated under UN Resolution 390 (V).{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Eritrea: report of the United Nations Commissioner in Eritrea |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f1de54.html |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Refworld |language=en}}
• 1961 – Eritrean War of Independence began, followed by the dissolution of the federation and closing of Eritrean parliament.{{Cite journal |last=PATEMAN |first=ROY |date=1990 |title=The Eritrean War |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45305220 |journal=Armed Forces & Society |volume=17 |issue=1 |pages=81–98 |doi=10.1177/0095327X9001700104 |jstor=45305220 |s2cid=144763206 |issn=0095-327X}}
• 25 May 1963 – Haile Selassie formed the Organization of African Unity (OAU) headquartered in Addis Ababa.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-25 |title=May 25 1963:The Organization of African Union headed by Haile Selassie I |url=https://www.rastaknowledge.com/2021/05/25/may-25-1963-the-organisation-of-african-union-headed-by-haile-selassie-i/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=RastaKnowledge |language=en-GB}}
• 1964 – Haile Selassie would initiate the concept of the United States of Africa, a proposition later taken up by Muammar Gaddafi.{{Cite journal |last=Vestal |first=Theodore M. |date=2009 |title=The Lion of Judah at Camelot: U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Ethiopia as Reflected in the Second State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to the United States |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27828908 |journal=International Journal of Ethiopian Studies |volume=4 |issue=1/2 |pages=135–152 |jstor=27828908 |issn=1543-4133}}
• 1966 – Haile Selassie attempted to replace the historical tax system with a single progressive income tax, which weakened the nobility which previously avoided to pay taxes.{{Cite journal |last=Schwab |first=Peter |date=1970 |title=The Tax System of Ethiopia |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3485226 |journal=The American Journal of Economics and Sociology |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=77–88 |doi=10.1111/j.1536-7150.1970.tb03120.x |jstor=3485226 |issn=0002-9246}}
• 1960s – 1970s – Students Marxism revolution took place among educated people with radical and left-wing sentiments to oppose Haile Selassie feudal administration.{{Cite journal |last=Lemma |first=Legesse |title=The Ethiopian Student Movement 1960-1974: A Challenge to the Monarchy and Imperialism in Ethiopia |date=1979 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660011 |journal=Northeast African Studies |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=31–46 |jstor=43660011 |issn=0740-9133}}
• 1972 – 1974 – the Wollo–Tigray famine killed about 40,000 to 80,000 Ethiopians. Haile Selassie was criticized for not reporting these famines.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title=Ethiopia's unforgettable famines: Here's why they really happen |url=https://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/features/ethiopias-unforgettable-famines-heres-why-they-really-happen}}
• 12 January 1974 – the Ethiopian Revolution began when Ethiopian soldiers began rebellion in Negele Borena.{{Cite book |last1=Halliday |first1=Fred |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_hlwgEACAAJ&q=12+January+1974+%E2%80%93+the+Ethiopian+Revolution |title=The Ethiopian Revolution |last2=Molyneux |first2=Maxine |date=1983 |publisher=Verso |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ethiopian Revolution |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/ethiopia.htm |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}
• 27 February 1974 – Prime Minister Aklilu Habte-Wold resigned as a result from mutiny. He installed the liberal aristocrat Endelkachew Mekonnen as a new Prime Minister.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2022 |title=Ethiopia: Remembering the forgotten victims |url=https://sudantribune.com/article19581/ |website=Sudan Tribune}}
• June 1974 – The Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, also known as the Derg formed to topple Haile Selassie government.{{Cite journal |last=ERLICH |first=HAGGAI |date=1983 |title=The Ethiopian Army and the 1974 Revolution |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45304695 |journal=Armed Forces & Society |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=455–481 |doi=10.1177/0095327X8300900305 |jstor=45304695 |s2cid=145269091 |issn=0095-327X}}
• 12 September 1974 – Haile Selassie was deposed by the Derg's General Aman Andom at the age of 82. He was subsequently imprisoned at National Palace in Addis Ababa.{{Cite web |title=Anatomy of an Overthrow: How an African Leader was Toppled – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training |url=https://adst.org/2016/10/anatomy-overthrow-revered-african-leader-toppled/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=adst.org}}{{Cite book |last=Beken |first=Christophe van der |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W-Ec7HX-40YC&dq=12+September+1974+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+was+deposed&pg=PA80 |title=Unity in Diversity: Federalism as a Mechanism to Accommodate Ethnic Diversity : the Case of Ethiopia |date=2012 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-643-90172-9 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Jessup |first=John E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hP7jJAkTd9MC&dq=12+September+1974+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+was+deposed&pg=PA811 |title=An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996 |date=1998 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-28112-9 |language=en}}
• 27 August 1975 – Haile Selassie died and pronounced on state media one day later on 28 August from "respiratory failure" following complications from prostate examination followed up by a prostate operation.{{Cite book |last=Cashmore |first=E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeRSAQAAQBAJ&dq=27+August+1975+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+died&pg=PA59 |title=Rastaman (Routledge Revivals): The Rastafarian Movement in England |date=2013-10-14 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-08374-8 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Ofcansky |first1=Thomas P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ep7__RWqq4IC&dq=27+August+1975+%E2%80%93+Haile+Selassie+died&pg=PA195 |title=Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia |last2=Shinn |first2=David H. |date=2004-03-29 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6566-2 |language=en}}
• 17 February 1992 – After the fall of the Derg in 1991, Haile Selassie's bones were found under a concrete slab on the palace grounds.{{Cite web |title=Burying the Emperor |url=https://johnryle.com/?article=burying-the-emperor |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=John Ryle |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Burial of Emperor Haile Selassie: Photographs by Peter Marlow |url=https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/the-burial-of-emperor-haile-selassie |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=www.prm.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}
• 5 November 2000 – State funeral of Haile Selassie took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=Annette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gMQlAQAAMAAJ&q=5+November+2000+%E2%80%93+State+funeral+of+Haile+Selassie+took+place+at+Holy+Trinity+Cathedral+in+Addis+Ababa. |title=An Ethiopian Odyssey: A Return to the Past to Discover My Destiny |date=2008 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1-4343-5704-5 |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4cMuAQAAIAAJ&q=5+November+2000+%E2%80%93+State+funeral+of+Haile+Selassie+took+place+at+Holy+Trinity+Cathedral+in+Addis+Ababa. |title=Press Digest |date=2000 |publisher=Anasir Publishers |language=en}}

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