* I was pleased to read that the late Emperor Haile Selassie (of Ethiopia) was given what appears to be a proper burial 25 years after his death (Nov. 6).

Almost 8,000 miles away in the West Indies, Haile Selassie became God (or Jah) incarnate - the redeeming messiah - and Ethiopia, the promised land. In short, the Rastafari movement was born.

Haile Selassie was emperor from 1930 until he was ousted by military officers led by Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1974. He died in August 1975 at his palace, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Bells tolled and thousands of Ethiopians wailed and applauded Sunday as Haile Selassie, their last emperor, was finally laid to rest 25 years after his mysterious death.

Haile Selassie fled to England, first to London and then to Malvern. And it is here that Inside Out picks up the trail. We sent Poet and Rastafarian, Benjamin Zephaniah, in search of Haile ...

Ermias Sahle-Selassie, who has lived in Washington for decades, says the court did the right thing by making Christie’s remove the Patek Philippe from the auction block, where it was slated to ...

Shortly thereafter, on Nov. 2, 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I in Ethiopia. While Selassie never considered himself divine, many people did, leading to Rastafarianism.

Rastafarian beliefs regarding Haile Selassie I and the eventual repatriation of blacks to Africa. Haile Selassie never regarded himself as God, nor did he adhere to Rastafari. Rastafarians regard ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s emperor, was welcomed in European capitals as an equal and, thanks to Marcus Garvey (who later angrily broke with him), became the black Messiah of the Rastafarian ...

In fact, it was 74-year-old Haile Selassie who got off that plane, in utter disbelief that these people — Rastas — were all there for him. And even more disquieting, that they believed him to ...