Amha Selassie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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last reigning Emperor of Ethiopia
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Place of Birth: Harar, Harari Region, Ethiopia
About Amha Selassie
- Amha Selassie (27 July 1914 – 17 February 1997, name at birth Asfaw Wossen Tafari) was Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia.
- As son of Haile Selassie I, he was considered as Crown Prince and proclaimed Emperor three times.
- He was first proclaimed Emperor during an unsuccessful coup attempt against his father in December 1960.
- He was again proclaimed on the deposition of his father by the Derg on 12 September 1974 – an act he never accepted as legitimate – which ended in the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy in March 1975.
- He was again proclaimed in exile on 8 April 1989.
- This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy.
- After his accession, his full reign name was His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of Ethiopia.
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