Haile_Selassie
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As of April 19, 2026
If still alive
133 years old
8 months!
Days Since Birth
30,349 days
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Years Since Death
50 years
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Days Until Anniversary
129 days
Age at Death
83 years old
1 months
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(July 23born, 1892 ) is
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| Haile Selassie I | |||||
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| Negusa Nagast Defender of the Faith | |||||
.jpg) Selassie in 1970 | |||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||
| Reign | 2 April 1930 – 12 September 1974 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 November 1930 | ||||
| Predecessor | Zewditu | ||||
| Successor | Amha Selassie | ||||
| Prime Minister | |||||
| Regent of Ethiopia | |||||
| Regency | 27 September 1916 – 2 April 1930 | ||||
| Predecessor | Tessema Nadew | ||||
| Monarch | Zewditu | ||||
| Born | Lij Tafari Makonnen 23 July 1892 Ejersa Goro, Hararghe, Ethiopia | ||||
| Died | 27 August 1975 (aged 83) Jubilee Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||
| Cause of death | Murder by strangulation | ||||
| Burial | 5 November 2000 Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||
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| House | Shewa | ||||
| Dynasty | Solomonic dynasty | ||||
| Father | Makonnen Wolde Mikael | ||||
| Mother | Yeshimebet Ali | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo | ||||
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| Chief Minister | |||||
| In office 12 December 1926 – 1 May 1936 | |||||
| Preceded by | Habte Giyorgis Dinagde | ||||
| Succeeded by | Wolde Tzaddick | ||||
| 1st and 5th Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity | |||||
| In office 25 May 1963 – 17 July 1964 | |||||
| Succeeded by | Gamal Abdel Nasser | ||||
| In office 5 November 1966 – 11 September 1967 | |||||
| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah | ||||
| Succeeded by | Mobutu Sese Seko | ||||
| Military career | |||||
| Service years | 1930–1974 | ||||
| Rank | |||||
| Commands | Commander-in-chief | ||||
| Conflicts | |||||
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