Haile Selassie I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Haile Selassie I, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Ethiopia.

8 records1916–19746 events1 places

Chronological biography

1916

Succession1916

House / House of Ethiopia · Emperor · Regent · Addis Ababa

Succeeds as Emperor of Ethiopia

1930

Succession1930

House / House of Ethiopia · Emperor · Addis Ababa

Succeeds as Emperor of Ethiopia, a cousin of Emperor Menelek

1935

Invasion of Ethiopia3 October 1935

Warfare / Italy War · Emperor · Addis Ababa

Italy invades Ethiopia without declaring war

1936

Exile of Haile Selassie I1 May 1936

Warfare / Abyssinian War · Emperor · Regent

Forced into exile after Italian victory

1941

Exile of Haile Selassie I1941

House / House of Ethiopia · Emperor · Addis Ababa

Returns from exile in Britain to re-establish his authority

Restoration5 May 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Emperor · Addis Ababa

Re-enters the capital, Addis Ababa

1947

Independence of Ethiopia1947

House / House of Ethiopia · Emperor · Addis Ababa

Italy recognizes the independence of Ethiopia

1974

Coup1974

Revolution / Revolution of Ethiopia · Emperor

Ousted by military coup

Titles and roles

Emperor · Emperor · Regent

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.