Haile Selassie I

[ hahy-lee suh-las-ee, -lah-see ]
/ ˈhaɪ li səˈlæs i, -ˈlɑ si /

noun

Ras Tafari,1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.

British Dictionary definitions for haile selassie

Haile Selassie
/ (ˈhaɪlɪ səˈlæsɪ) /

noun

title of Ras Tafari Makonnen. 1892–1975, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–36; 1941–74). During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936–41), he lived in exile in England. He was a prominent figure in the Pan-African movement: deposed 1974