Introduction by Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie (1892-1August 27th, 975), the last emperor of Abyssinia, was born in a noble family in Shao 'a, southern Ethiopia. 19 16 After the coup, Tito, the daughter of monique II, was supported as the queen and served as the crown prince and regent. Visit Europe before April 1924, and make the Ethiopian Empire join the League of Nations. In order to resist the forces of Italy, Britain and France, we should approach the United States and Japan. 1935 led the army and civilians to resist the invasion of fascist Italy led by Mussolini, 1936 went into exile in London, England, and called on the League of Nations and western powers to stop fascist aggression. 1942 returned to China with the British army. After the Second World War, she had an outstanding diplomatic performance in the African Union. However, due to the continuation of absolute monarchy, many contradictions have gradually emerged in domestic affairs. 1960, there was a military coup attempt to establish the crown prince. During the period of 1970, due to the severe famine in China and the closure of the Suez Canal, the oil price was high and the national life was in crisis. Part of the ruling class hoarded food, which led to famine in rural areas. When the Ethiopian society was in chaos, the emperor not only failed to deal with it, but also tried to cover up the fact of famine and caused international condemnation. 1973, civil war finally broke out in Ethiopia, because a photo of the emperor feeding raw meat to a pet lion in the palace was exposed, which caused serious dissatisfaction among the people who suffered from famine. 1974 12 On the morning of September, Haile Selassie was arrested by the coup troops in the palace and announced his abdication. 1975 died in custody.