He lost his throne three times, once restored by the British, once while in South America, and for the last time a year before his death. He assisted Empress Zauditu in ruling the nation after 1916, when Menelik II's son Lij Iyasu was deposed. Zauditu died in 1930 and he became emperor, changing his name to "Power of the Trinity" in his native tongue. With given name Tafari Makonnen, he is revered by some as a God who will return all Africans to Africa. Unfortunately, he died in 1975 and the Rastafarians had to change their beliefs. FTP, name this former Ethiopian empe
He lost his throne three times, once restored by the British, once while in South America, and for the last time a year before his death. He assisted Empress Zauditu in ruling the nation after 1916, when Menelik II's son Lij Iyasu was deposed. Zauditu died in 1930 and he became emperor, changing his name to "Power of the Trinity" in his native tongue. With given name Tafari Makonnen, he is revered by some as a God who will return all Africans to Africa. Unfortunately, he died in 1975 and the Rastafarians had to change their beliefs. FTP, name this former Ethiopian emperor.
He lost his throne three times, once restored by the British, once while in South America, and for the last time a year before his death.
{Haile Selassie} I (accept early Tafari {Makonnen})