The mission : the life, reign and character of Haile Sellassie I
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The mission : the life, reign and character of Haile Sellassie I
Hurst, c1989
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes index
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Haile Salassie I was born with the qualities of a ruler - intelligence, energy and self-discipline - but had to wage a long dynastic struggle to obtain ascendancy. As Emperor he captured world attention first as the victim of Italian fascist oppression, and in the post-war years as an elder statesman of Africa and the movement of non-aligned states. In 1974 the age-old Christian empire of Ethiopia was overthrown in a revolution, and in the years since his fall and death, Haile Selassie has not fared well at the hands of commentators. The author, who for 20 years was head of the research division in the National Library of Ethiopia, offers a reassessment. He analyzes the early influences on the Emperor, the development of his character, and the part this played in his later successes and failures. While never fully secure in the seat of power, he fought to educate his people and modernize his state. On balance his career is seen as an enlightened and honourable one, contrary to legend, and his fall as a tragedy.
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