described by many as the "Father of Africa", was overthrown by security forces known as the Derg in a “creeping coup”. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was hailed around the world ...

In 1936, the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie was exiled in Bath in the west of England. He was escaping Mussolini and the fascists who had invaded his home country. Show more In 1936 ...

When Haile Selassie was overthrown in 1975 the university was renamed 'Addis Ababa University'. The slab was torn down, broken up into pieces and thrown into a neglected corner of the campus at ...

Haile Selassie was overthrown in 1974 by the Marxist Derg junta, which went on to seize businesses and property, including that of the Armenians. Their numbers tumbled as many fled to North ...