Archive for Monday, November 6, 2000  Last Ethiopian
emperor buried  Haile Selassie died in 1975; remains found
in 1992  November 6, 2000   — 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.  As leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
stood by, resplendent in their colorful robes, elderly veterans
of Ethiopia's 1936-41 struggle against Italian occupation
carried the coffin draped in the nation's red, green and gold
flag up the steps of Trinity Cathedral. The emperor's family,
friends and associates embraced at their first public gathering
since 1974, when he was overthrown by Marxist military officers.
A crypt had been waiting at the cathedral since Haile Selassie's
remains were discovered under a concrete slab on the grounds of
his former palace in 1992 17 years after he died under house
arrest.  Officially, his death at age 83 was due to
complications from a prostate condition. The Hail