Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia Enderase for Empress Zewditu from 1916 He is widely considered a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history and the key figure of Rastafari a religious movement in Jamaica that emerged shortly after he became emperor in the 1930s He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty which claims to trace lineage to Emperor Menelik I believed to be the son of King Solomon and Makeda the Queen of Sheba