1994 Event Haile Gebre Selassie runs world record 5 km (12:56.96) 1992 Event Emperor Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, of Ethiopia's, funeral 1991 Event Ethiopia's Marxist president (Mengistu Haile Mariam) resigns 1975 Death Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 1975 Event Ethiopian junta under Mengistu Haile 1974 Event Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day) 1973 Birthday Haile Gebresleassie, born in Ethiopia, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete 1966 Event Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica 1946 Birthday Haile Gerima, director of Ashes and Embers 1941 Event Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa 1936 Event Haile Selassie asks League of Nations for sanctions against Italy 1936 Event Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia 1936 Event Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia as Italian invades 1932 Event Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ends slavery 1930 Event Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty 1930 Event Ras Tafari becomes Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) 1916 Birthday Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi 1892 Birthday Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-74
