King of Kings – The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Asfa–wossen Asserate

Haile Salassie, the scion of a dynasty that was reputed to descend from King Soloman, was a pioneer of African unity and independence, a staunch confederate of the Allies in their fight against the fascist Axis powers and the messiah of the Jamaican Rastafarian movement. A reformer and an autocracy, his rule was brought to a brutal and ignominious end when he was toppled and and murdered by communist rebels. Asfa-Wossen Asserate – a close descendant, who knew the Emperor personally – for the... Zobrazit více