Emperor Haile Selassi: "the Chosen God" Humiliated Mussolini

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On August 27, 1975 the former emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was found dead. It smelled strikingly strong of ether. Was the (alleged) descendant of the Queen of Saba and King Solomon murdered? He became famous as a victor over Italy's dictator.

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It marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the ruler who tried to modernize Ethiopia by freeing it from the yoke of colonialism and eventually turning it into an impoverished and feudal state.

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Fifty years after his death, the last Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, who reigned between 1930 and 1974, remains in the midst of some oblivion a figure criticized for his despotism, but also admired for his modernizing zeal. Just one day on the anniversary, which is celebrated this August 27, Hannahmariam Meherete Selassie, great-granddaughter ...