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Emperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth
century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to
1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a
number of important positions in Selassie's government, tells both
the story of the emperor's life and the story of modern
Ethiopia.
After a struggle for the throne in 1916, the young Selassie emerged
first as regent and then as supreme leader of Ethiopia. Over the
course of his nearly six-decade rule, the emperor abolished
slavery, introduced constitutional reform, and expanded educational
opportunity. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s led to a
five-year exile in England, from which he returned in time to lead
his country through World War II. Selassie was also instrumental in
the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, but he
fell short of the ultimate goal of a promised democracy in
Ethiopia. The corruption that grew under his absolute rule, as well
as his seeming indifference to the famine that gripped Ethiopia in
the 1970s, led finally to his overthrow by the armed forces that he
had created.
Haile Selassie was an enlightened monarch in many ways, but also a
man with flaws like any other. This short biography is a sensitive
portrayal of Selassie as both emperor and man, by one who knew him
well.
Emperor Haile Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth
century, a progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to
1974. This book, written by a former state official who served in a
number of important positions in Selassie's government, tells both
the story of the emperor's life and the story of modern Ethiopia.
After a struggle for the throne in 1916, the young Selassie emerged
first as regent and then as supreme leader of Ethiopia. Over the
course of his nearly six-decade rule, the emperor abolished
slavery, introduced constitutional reform, and expanded educational
opportunity. The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s led to a
five-year exile in England, from which he returned in time to lead
his country through World War II. Selassie was also instrumental in
the founding of the Organization of African Unity in 1963, but he
fell short of the ultimate goal of a promised democracy in
Ethiopia. The corruption that grew under his absolute rule, as well
as his seeming indifference to the famine that gripped Ethiopia in
the 1970s, led finally to his overthrow by the armed forces that he
had created. Haile Selassie was an enlightened monarch in many
ways, but also a man with flaws like any other. This short
biography is a sensitive portrayal of Selassie as both emperor and
man, by one who knew him well.
This omnibus edition brings together concise and up-to-date
biographies of Steve Biko, Emperor Haile Selassie, Patrice Lumumba,
and Thomas Sankara. African Leaders of the Twentieth Century will
complement courses in history and political science and serve as a
useful collection for the general reader. Steve Biko, by Lindy
Wilson Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to
claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own
oppression. This short biography shows how fundamental he was to
the reawakening and transformation of South Africa in the second
half of the twentieth century and just how relevant he remains.
Emperor Haile Selassie, by Bereket Habte Selassie Emperor Haile
Selassie was an iconic figure of the twentieth century, a
progressive monarch who ruled Ethiopia from 1916 to 1974. The
fascinating story of the emperor(1)s life is also the story of
modern Ethiopia. Patrice Lumumba, by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Patrice Lumumba was a leader of the independence struggle in what
is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades after his
assassination, Lumumba remains one of the heroes of the
twentieth-century African independence movement. Thomas Sankara: An
African Revolutionary, by Ernest Harsch Thomas Sankara, often
called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one
of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during
the military coup that brought down his government. This is the
first English-language book to tell the story of Sankara's life and
struggles.
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