Haile Selassie I
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Learn more about the King of Kings, the Lord
of Lords Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of
God, Light of the World, His Imperial Majesty,
Emperor Haile Selassie I, Christ has a new
name in his 2nd advent.






1.  Haile Selassie I is the only man to be able to bring back self-
respect in the eyes of the Africans during the war against the attempt
by Italy to colonize Ethiopia in 1936.
a. Prior to this the Zulus and British fought many wars.  The Zulus
demolished the British in the battle of Isandlwana in the late 1800’s.
b. The history of African Struggle kind of died out until Haile Selassie
I revitalized the African Struggle in the 1930’s against Italy.

2.  Haile Selassie I did not participate in the factionalism of African Leaders
fighting against each after colonialization, therefore he was the only one
who could bring them together.

3.  According to Professor Ernest Dube, an African Historian and of the
African National Congress in South Africa, without Haile Selassie I we
would not of had the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in May 1963.
a.  The Organization of African Unity (OAU) is based on the ideology of
Pan-Africanism a wish of African People to come together and fight
colonialism , racism, and prejudice against African People.
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Why Haile Selassie I is
important to know.
4.  The OAU was formed on May 25th, 1963, and all of Africa knows Haile Selassie I as the father of the
OAU.
a.  There has never been a coming together of all of Africa before the forming of the OAU.
b.  Today the OAU is known as the African Union (AU).

5.  Haile Selassie I is important because when there was division amongst independent African
States/Country in late 50’s early 60’s into 2 groupings, Monrovia and Cassablanca groups, Haile
Selassie I brought these two groups together and showed them that there differences was superficial.

6.  Haile Selassie I was a great mediator.  He showed the Monrovia and Cassablanca groups that they had
to compromise and bring Africa together as one fighting as a single unit against the common enemy to
Africa.

7.  Haile Selassie I was loved by his people and walked around his people without any guards or security.

8.  Haile Selassie I build the University of Addis Ababa and increased the number of schools inside of
Ethiopia.

9.  Haile Selassie I fought and ultimately succeeded in keeping his people, Ethiopia, free from Colonialism.

10. Haile Selassie I represented African manhood and this is very significant to African People.

11. Haile Selassie I’s popularity was all over the continent of Africa.

12. The Black Churches breaking away from the white churches in South Africa was called the Ethiopian
Movement even though many South Africans never been to Ethiopia, it was symbolic to them.

13. Haile Selassie I restored African Pride Amongst African People.

14. Haile Selasse I is a symbol of African Unity.
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Haile Selassie I and
Empress Menen
The Lion of Judah
November 2nd, 1930: Ras Tafari Crowned
H. I. M. Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of
Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of
Judah, Elect of God, Light of the World in
Ethiopia.  Empress Menen Crowned
Queen of Queens.
Coronation Celebrations Today, at the Emporium
675 Metropolitan Avenue, Suite 3118
in Atlanta, Georgia.
November 2nd:  Ises and Ible Study starts at 8:30pm
November 3rd:  Feed the Hungry
November 4th:  Ises and Ible Study starts at 8:30pm
For more information contact:  678-760-1252
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