This leader also put down a rebellion by Gugsa Welle fought over who would succeed Zewditu (zoo-DEE-too).
This leader sent his cousin Kassa to recruit soldiers away from his rival Balcha while this man held a feast in Balcha's honor. This leader also put down a rebellion by Gugsa Welle fought over who would succeed Zewditu (zoo-DEE-too). This person was the first head of state to speak to the League of Nations, and in a speech to the United Nations he declared that until racism is abolished, dreams of peace, "will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained." This person was forced into exile in 1936 when Victor Emanuel III declared himself the Emperor of this person's country, after Italy's invasion. Name this former Emperor of Ethiopia.
This leader sent his cousin Kassa to recruit soldiers away from his rival Balcha while this man held a feast in Balcha's honor.
Emperor {Haile Selassie} I [prompt on a partial answer; accept {Tafari Makonnen;} accept {Ras Tafari}]