Amha Selassie (; born Asfaw Wossen Tafari; 27 July 191617 January 1997) was Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia. As son of

Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...

, he was

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and was proclaimed monarch three times. He was first proclaimed Emperor during an unsuccessful coup attempt against his father in December 1960, during which he alleged that he was detained and compelled to accept the title. After his father was deposed in a later coup, he was proclaimed King (not Emperor) ''in absentia'' by the

Derg The Derg or Dergue (, ), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "Civil government, civilianized" the ...

on 12 September 1974 in an act which he never accepted as legitimate and that ended in the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy on 21 March 1975. He was again proclaimed Emperor in exile on 8 April 1989. This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy. After his accession, his full reign name was ''His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of Ethiopia''.

Biography

He was born Asfaw Wossen Tafari, in the walled city of

Harar Harar (; Harari language, Harari: ሀረር / ; ; ; ), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, ݘٛىيْ, ''Gēy'', ), is a List of cities with defensive walls, walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is al ...

, to Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen, then the governor of Harar and future Emperor of Ethiopia, and his wife

Menen Asfaw Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962) was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie. Family Menen Asfaw was born in Ambassel, located in Wollo Province of Ethiopian Empire on 25 Ma ...

, on 29 July 1916. Amha Selassie became

Asfaw Wossen of Ethiopia when his father was crowned Emperor on 2 November 1930. Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen was granted the title of ''Meridazmach'' and the

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(former kingdom) of

Wollo Wollo (Amharic: ወሎ) was a historical province of northern Ethiopia. During the Middle Ages this province name was Bete Amhara and it was the centre of the Solomonic emperors. Bete Amhara had an illustrious place in Ethiopian political and ...

to rule as his fief. He was married to Princess

Wolete Israel Seyoum Wolete Israel Seyoum (1907–1989) was the daughter of '' Leul Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha, Prince of Tigray, KBE, and great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. Biography '' Woizero'' Wolete was thus the sister of '' Leul Ras'' Me ...

, great-granddaughter of Emperor

Yohannes IV Yohannes IV ( Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ ''Rabaiy Yōḥānnes''; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born ''Lij'' Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the ...

, and had a daughter, Princess Ijigayehu. Following the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1936, the Crown Prince and Princess went into exile with the rest of the Imperial family. They separated around 1938, and eventually divorced in 1941. Following Emperor Haile Selassie's restoration in 1941, the Crown Prince returned to Ethiopia, and participated in the campaign to drive the Italian forces out of the city of

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, the last town they held in Ethiopia. He briefly served as acting governor of the provinces of

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and

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, retaining

the entire time. He was eventually remarried to Princess

Medferiashwork Abebe Medferiashwork Abebe (Amharic: መድፈሪያሽወርቅ አበበ; 1922 – 13 March 2009), baptismal name Amete Maryam, was the titular empress consort of Amha Selassie, emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia. Her full title used by monarchists was "H ...

, and would father three more daughters, Princesses Mariam Senna, Sefrash, Sehin, and a son Prince Zera Yacob. On the evening of 13 December 1960, the commander of the

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Mengistu Neway Mengistu Neway (1919 – 30 March 1961) was an Ethiopian military officer and commander of the Kebur Zabagna, Imperial Guard during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. He is noted for being one of the early dissidents of the Emperor's regime an ...

, with his brother Germame Neway launched a ''coup d'état'' and seized power in Ethiopia while the Emperor was on a visit to

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. The ''coup'' leaders allegedly detained Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen in the Imperial Palace, and the following morning, having secured control over most of the capital, then allegedly compelled the Crown Prince to read a radio statement, in which he accepted the crown in his father's place and announced a government of reform. However, the regular Army, led by ''

Dejazmach Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Mesafint ( , modern transcription , singular መስፍን , modern , "prince"), the hereditary royal nobility, formed the upper ...

Asrate Medhin Kassa ''Leul'' ''Ras (title), Ras'' Aserate Kassa (born Aserate-Medhin Kassa; 30 April 1922 – 23 November 1974) was a List of colonial governors of Eritrea, Viceroy of Eritrea and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the fourth s ...

and Chief of Staff, Major General Mared Mangesha, spent the following day gaining control of other military formations, as well as the

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; later that day Patriarch

Abuna Basilios Abuna Basilios (23 April 1891 – 13 October 1970) was an Ethiopian-born first Archbishop or Abuna, and later the first Patriarch, of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Life Patriarch Abune Basilios was born Gebre Giyorgis Wolde Tsadik in ...

of the

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, issued an anathema against all those who cooperated with the rebels. On 15 December fighting broke out in the city, and the rebels were driven out of Addis Ababa; before retreating the rebels slaughtered many members of the government and the nobility held hostage in the Green Salon of the palace. Among the dead were

Abebe Aregai '' Ras'' Abebe Aregai (Amharic: አበበ አረጋይ; 18 August 1903 – 17 December 1960) was an Ethiopian military commander who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 27 November 1957 until his death. He was a victim of the unsucces ...

and

Seyum Mangasha Seyoum Mengesha KBE (Amharic: ሥዩም መንገሻ; 21 June 1887 – 15 December 1960) was an army commander and a member of the royal family of the Ethiopian Empire. Early life ''Le'ul'' ''Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha was born on 24 June 188 ...

. The Emperor returned to Ethiopia, entering the capital on 17 December. Although it was alleged that the Crown Prince had acted under duress, his outlook had long been regarded as considerably more liberal than that of his father, and so he would always be suspected of having been a willing participant in the ''coup'' attempt. By contrast, Medferiashwork Abebe, the wife of the Crown Prince, is credited with playing a role against the ''coup'' attempt. In 1974 the Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen said that he "undoubtedly not only knew about the revolution ahead of time, he was also part of the people who had organized it." At the age of 58 in late 1972, after his father Emperor Haile Selassie blamed him for hiding the realities of the famine in the region which he presided over as Duke (Wollo) from him, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen suffered a massive stroke and was evacuated for medical treatment to London and Switzerland. He was accompanied by his wife and daughters. The stroke left him permanently paralyzed on one side and unable to walk, and also affected his speech. As Prince Asfaw Wossen was not expected to live, his son, Prince Zera Yacob, a student at Oxford at the time, was named "Acting Crown Prince" and "Heir Presumptive".

Short reign

The so-called "short reign" of Amha Selassie in 1974 was in name only between the dethronement of his father on 12 September 1974 until the abolition of the monarchy in March 1975. Amha Selassie had been out of the country for medical treatment when the coup occurred. Haile Selassie had never signed an abdication or renounced his status as Emperor. The military junta declared the Crown Prince "King" instead of "Emperor", but he never acknowledged the title nor accepted his father's dethronement. When the new government massacred 61 ex-officials of the Imperial government, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen issued a strong denunciation that was broadcast on the

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. The statement was issued in the name of "Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen" which indicated that he did not recognize the

's declaration of him as monarch in his father's place. He continued to use the title of Crown Prince during his exile until April 1989, when he finally assumed the title of Emperor with the

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of Amha Selassie I. His succession was back-dated, not to 12 September 1974, when his father was deposed, but to 27 August 1975, when his father died. He reiterated his view that all of the Derg regime's acts were illegitimate and illegal.

Life in exile

On 12 September 1974, the

military junta deposed Emperor

and declared that Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen would be anointed "King" upon his return from medical treatment in

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, Switzerland. The Derg stated that it intended for Asfaw to rule as a

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. However, the prince did not recognize this proclamation and did not return to Ethiopia. When he instead announced to the Ethiopian Embassy in

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that he would be moving to that city shortly, the Embassy asked the Derg for instructions as to whether it should receive him as a king and head-of-state, or if it should receive him as crown prince upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. The Derg replied that he should be received as a simple citizen of Ethiopia and that no royal dignities were to be accorded to the prince or his family. The revolutionaries soon abolished the monarchy in March 1975, and crown prince Asfaw Wossen settled permanently in London, where several other members of the imperial family were already based. The other members of the imperial family who were still in Ethiopia at the time of the revolution were imprisoned, including Asfaw Wossen's father, the emperor, his daughter by his first marriage, Princess Ijigayehu, his sister

Princess Tenagnework Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, Order of the British Empire, GBE (baptismal name: Fikirte Mariam; 12 January 1912 – 6 April 2003) was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw. Early life Born in the city of H ...

and many of his nephews, nieces, relatives and in-laws. In 1975, first his father, Emperor Haile Selassie, and then in January 1977, his daughter, Princess Ijigayehu, died in detention. Members of the Imperial family remained imprisoned until 1989 (for the women) and 1990 (for the men). In April 1989, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen was proclaimed "Emperor of Ethiopia" in exile, at his home in London by members of the exiled Ethiopian community. He took the throne name of Amha Selassie I. His wife began also using the title of "Empress". A year later, the emperor- and empress-in-exile moved to

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, USA to be close to the large Ethiopian immigrant population in and around

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In 1991, with the fall of the Derg, and the coming to power of the

EPRDF The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; ) was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1989 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara ...

in Ethiopia, Amha Selassie founded the Moa Anbessa Monarchist Movement to promote a monarchial restoration in Ethiopia, and announced his intention to return to his country for a visit. However, following the disinterment of the remains of Emperor Haile Selassie, a dispute erupted between the imperial family and the new government over the status of a funeral that was planned for the late emperor. The government refused to give Haile Selassie a state funeral; consequently, the funeral, and the return of Amha Selassie, were indefinitely postponed.

Death

Amha Selassie died at the age of 82 on 17 January 1997, after long illnesses, in the US state of

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. He had never completely recovered from the stroke he had experienced in 1972. At the time his son, Zera-Jakob Selassie was living on the

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. However, when he applied for a

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so that he could preside over a funeral held in the US, he was refused a visa. When he applied a second time, he was told never to apply again. Dennis Wolf, a spokesperson for the

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explained that Zera-Jakob had failed to convince the authorities that he had a residence outside the USA – despite having housing in the UK. After this, arrangements were made for Amha Selassie's body which was flown back to Ethiopia and buried in the Imperial family vaults at Holy Trinity Cathedral in

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in a large ceremonial funeral presided over by Patriarch

Abune Paulos Abune Paulos (born Gebremedhin Woldeyohannes; 3 November 1936 – 16 August 2012) was the fifth Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church from 1992 to his death in 2012. His full title was "His Holiness Abuna Paulos, Fifth Patriar ...

Orders, decorations and honours

Orders and decorations

Amha Selassie was awarded numerous honours, including:

National

Grand Cordon and Collar of the

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(1930) *

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Seal of Solomon * Grand Cordon of the

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ETH Order of Menelik II - Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cordon of the

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ETH Order of the Star of Ethiopia - Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cross and Collar of the

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* Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie

Foreign

* Grand Cordon of the

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, military division (Belgium, 1958) * BRA - Order of the Southern Cross - Grand Cross BAR

Grand Cross of the

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(Brazil, 4 July 1958) * Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar

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(Denmark, 15 January 1970) * Collar of the

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(Egypt, 1932) * Collar of the

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(Egypt) * Grand Cross of the

Order of the Black Star The Order of the Black Star (''Ordre de l'Étoile Noire'') was an order of knighthood established on 1 December 1889 at Porto-Novo by Toffa, future king of Dahomey (today the Republic of Benin). Approved and recognised by the French government o ...

(France, 30 October 1930) * Legion Honneur GC ribbon

Grand Cross of the

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(France, 2 January 1932) * GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 7 Grosskreuz

Grand Cross 1st Class of the

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(Germany) * Ribbon bar of the Order of the Star of Ghana

Honorary Companion of the

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(Ghana, 1970) * GRE Order Redeemer 1Class

Grand Cross of the

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(Greece, 1959) * Cavaliere di gran Croce Regno SSML BAR

Grand Cross of the

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(Italy, 1932) *

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(Japan) * Grand Cordon of the

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(Japan) *

Grand Cordon of the

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(Jordan, 1960) * LBN National Order of the Cedar - Grand Cordon BAR

Grand Cordon

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(Lebanon) *

Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross

Grand Cross of the

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(Netherlands, 7 November 1953) * Order Sint Olaf 1 kl

Grand Cross of the

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(Norway, 1956) * POL Polonia Restituta Wielki BAR

Grand Cross of the

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(Poland, 30 October 1930) * Order of the Star of Romania - Ribbon bar

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, 1st Class (Romania, 1967) * ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC

Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain, 27 April 1971) * SWE Order of Vasa - Commander Grand Cross BAR

Commander Grand Cross of the Order of Vasa (Sweden, 9 January 1935) * Seraphimerorden ribbon

Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden, 15 November 1954) * Grand Cordon Special Class of the Order of the White Elephant (Thailand, 1970) * Grand Cordon Special Class of the Order of the Crown of Thailand (Thailand) * UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon

Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (United Kingdom, 1953) * UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon

Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (United Kingdom, 1958) * Order Pius Ribbon 1kl

Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX (Vatican, 1932)

Honorary military ranks

Amha Selassie held the following military ranks:

National

* Field Marshal, Ethiopian Ground Forces, Imperial Ethiopian Army * Admiral of the Fleet, Ethiopian Navy, Imperial Ethiopian Navy * Marshal of the air force, Marshal, Ethiopian Air Force, Imperial Ethiopian Air Force

Ancestry

References

External links

The Crown Council of Ethiopia
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