Haile Selassie I
Crowned in 1930, exiled during the Italian occupation and restored in 1941; he helped found the Organisation of African Unity and was overthrown in 1974.
| Lived | 1892 – 1975 |
| Known as | Emperor of Ethiopia |
| Birthplace or main place | Addis Ababa |
| Places on the map | Addis Ababa |
Addis AbabaSee the world of Haile Selassie I in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1880) | At death (map of 1960) |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | Unclaimed / no data | Ethiopia |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | The railway from Djibouti reaches Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa |
| 1936 | Italy occupies Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa |
| 1941 | Emperor Haile Selassie returns to the capital | Addis Ababa |
| 1963 | The Organisation of African Unity is founded here | Addis Ababa |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Adwa · 1896
- Battle of Omdurman · 1898
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 – 1970 | Charles de Gaulle | President of France |
| c. 1897 – 1978 | Jomo Kenyatta | First president of Kenya |
| 1890 – 1969 | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese revolutionary leader |
| 1874 – 1965 | Winston Churchill | British prime minister |
| 1889 – 1964 | Jawaharlal Nehru | First prime minister of India |
| 1879 – 1955 | Albert Einstein | Physicist |
| 1909 – 1972 | Kwame Nkrumah | First leader of Ghana |
| 1878 – 1953 | Joseph Stalin | Soviet leader |
| 1918 – 2013 | Nelson Mandela | President of South Africa |
| 1869 – 1948 | Mahatma Gandhi | Leader of Indian independence |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.