Asfa-Wossen Asserate - Wikipedia
A member of the Ethiopian royalty, he is the great-nephew of the last Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I, great-grandson of the Empress Menen and son of the last President of the Imperial Crown Council, Le'ul Ras (Duke) Asserate Kassa and his wife Leult (Princess) Zuriash Worq Gabre-Iqziabher.
Haile Selassie's nephew: 'My great-uncle the Emperor' - Voice …
Oct 18, 2022 · Haile Selassie's nephew: 'My great-uncle the Emperor' Asfa-Wossen Asserate has written a biography of the man regarded as the forerunner of African unity and the messiah of the...
Haile Selassie: the last emperor of Ethiopia - BBC
Mar 5, 2020 · Emperor Haile Selassie’s successes and failures during his long reign of Ethiopia. Bridget Kendall talks to Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Laura Hammond and Gerard Prunier. Show more
Haile Selassie’s great nephew talks about the bloody ... - Aleteia
Dec 3, 2020 · Haile Selassie’s great nephew talks about the bloody conflict in Ethiopia. Aid to the Church in Need spoke with Prince Dr. Asfa-Wossen Asserate about the armed conflict in the northern...
The 1960 Coup Against Haile Selassie - BBC
Dec 14, 2015 · We speak to Dr Asfa-Wossen Asserate, the grand nephew of Haile Selassie, about the coup. Dr Asfa-Wossen is the author of King of Kings, a new history of Haile Selassie's rule.
The King of Kings and I: Haile Selassie, by his great nephew
Oct 29, 2015 · This latest account, translated from German, is particularly welcome because Asfa-Wossen Asserate, a prince by birth, is Haile Selassie’s great nephew. His nobleman father went from rallying support for the emperor during a first failed coup in 1960 to begging his ageing leader to abdicate, and was finally one of 60 officials executed during ...
Haile Selassie - Wikipedia
Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ Qädamawi Ḫäylä Śəllase, lit. ' Power of the Trinity '; [2] [3] born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) [4] was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930. Widely considered to be a defining figure in ...
King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Haile Selassie I - Goodreads
Sep 15, 2015 · Comprehensive biography of the last emperor of Ethiopia, His Majesty Haile Selassie I, from an “insider,” the emperor’s great nephew, Asfa-Wossen Asserate. The book chronicled the history of Ethiopia as well as the emperor’s family …
How does Ethiopia remember Haile Selassie? – DW – 09/12/2024
Sep 12, 2024 · Haile Selassie "started out as a reformer," the emperor's great-nephew, Asfa-Wossen Asserate, told DW. "He transformed Ethiopia within his reign from a country that was deep rooted in the...
Haile Selassie I - Quotes, Death & Family - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Haile Selassie I was Ethiopia's 225th and last emperor, serving from 1930 until his overthrow by the Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1974.