1. Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Haile Selassie the First...

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1. Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Haile Selassie the First (Might of the Holy Trinity), King of kings, Lord of lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God, on November 2nd 1930 at St. George’s Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

2. The first Ethiopian Emperor to write a constitution and put it into function from his own initiative [1931]

3. The 225th direct descendant of King Solomon to sit on the Throne of David.

4. Haile Selassie was awarded the best dressed King in the world 3 times.

5. Haile Selassie I was the first Ethiopian Emperor to travel the globe.

6. Haile Selassie I coined the phrase “collective security”.

7. Haile Selassie I caused a decree to be passed to abolish slavery in Ethiopia on 31 March 1924.

8. Haile Selassie I lead his country to victory in the war against Mussolini and his Fascist Army in 1935-36.

9. Haile Selassie I is totally against nuclear weapons.

10. Haile Selassie I in 1928 assumed the Ethiopian title of Negus.

11. Haile Selassie I stood for all that was good in education, reform, and progress.

12. Haile Selassie I is the head of the Nyabinghi Order.

13. Haile Selassie I kept his psyche in perfect order.

14. Haile Selassie I was once voted Man of the Year by Time Magazine.

15. Haile Selassie I brought the first cars into Ethiopia.

16. Haile Selassie I brought the first airplane from Europe in the 1920’s.

17. Haile Selassie I introduced electricity into Ethiopia, first in the palace then in other buildings.

18. Haile Selassie I performed the function of the supreme judge in a specially constructed building next to the main palace. Standing on a platform, His Highness would hear the case as it was presented by counsel and pronounce his verdict. This was according to a procedure established 3000 years ago by the Israelite King Solomon of whom His Most Exacted Majesty is a direct descendent.

19. The most ancient lineage in the world is that of Ethiopia’s Royal family. It is said to be older than that of King George VI by 6130 years. Haile Selassie I, Ruler of Ethiopia, traces his ancestry to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and beyond that to Cush 6280 B.C.

20. At the anniversary of the signing of the charter of the O.A.U., May 25, 1964, H.I.M. Haile Selassie I uttered saying “As we renew our views, that all Africa shall be free, let us also resolve that all wounds shall be healed and past scars forgotten.”

21. On the subject of religions, the government policy is ostensibly guided by Haile Selassie I’s inspired statement, “Religion is personal and the state is for all.”

22. “What can we do for you?” is the question invariably addressed to those who gain Haile Selassie I’s attention.

23. In the art of managing people, the essence of power, Haile Selassie I was proved a Master of Genius.

24. Haile Selassie I is neither forbearing nor vindictive and rarely showed signs of anger.

25. Though he never forgets, Haile Selassie I is inclined to forgive and to exact gratitude.

26. Haile Selassie I is a lover of sports. From the laying of the foundation stone of Haile Selassie I Stadium, he quotes, “If health fails, teaching, knowledge, life itself, all comes to naught. It is indispensable, so have nothing to do with alcohol and avoid all things against which conscience speaks”