Author:Haile Selassie

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Haile Selassie
(1892–1975)

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Ethiopian emperor, hailed as a divine incarnation by the Rastafari movement.

Works

Letters

Letter announcing his ascension to the throne, 1930

Speeches

Dated

Speech at the unveiling of the statue of Menelik II, November 2, 1930
Appeal to The League of Nations, June 7, 1936 on the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, warning "It is us today, it will be you tomorrow."
Christmas Broadcast to America, December 25, 1937
On Liberation: "The Golden Declaration", January 22, 1940
Mercy Proclamation, July 7, 1940 urging Ethiopians to not take revenge against Italian troops
Triumphant Entry - Victory Day, May 5, 1941
Declaration of V.E. Day, May 8, 1945
Ethiopia's 18th Anniversary Address, November 2, 1948
On the Nomination of Archbishop Basilios, January 19, 1951
Education (Selassie 1956 speech), December 10, 1956
Speech to the Conference of Independent African States, April 15, 1958
Arbour Day Forestry Announcement, July 19, 1958
1958 speech on Irrigation, November 2, 1958
People are the Wealth of the Nation, August 28, 1959
Aiding The Farmer, November 3, 1959
To the American Committee on Africa, April 18, 1960
A Review of the Domestic and Foreign Policy of Ethiopia, November 2, 1960: "Speech from the Throne" address to Parliament
Statement on the Revised Amharic Bible, July 23, 1961
Address to judges on Justice and the Law, August 24, 1961
Addresses The Belgrade Conference, September 3, 1961
PAFMECA Conference speech, February 2, 1962
On the Passing of Empress Menen, February 15, 1962
Dedication of the Debre Libanos Church, November 18, 1962
Freedom from Hunger Campaign speech, February 22, 1963
1963 address to African Leaders, May 25, 1963
1963 University graduation speech, July 2, 1963
Selassie's Address to the United Nations, October 6, 1963
1963 speech on Higher Education, September 23, 1963
Speech at the 1964 O.A.U. Summit, July 21, 1964
To the Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches, January 15, 1965
Defender of The Faith, January 21, 1965
On the Visit of Queen Elizabeth II, February 2, 1965
Education of Women, May 7, 1965
Modern Ethiopianism, May 7, 1965
African Liberation Day speech, May 26, 1965
Address to U.S. Astronauts, September 21, 1965
Speech on the awarding of an honorary degree to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, October 13, 1965
Spirit of Africa, November 17, 1965
Address to House of Parliament in Jamaica, 1966
1966 Graduation Address at Haile Selassie I University, June 30, 1966
Address to the World Evangelical Congress in Berlin, October 28, 1966
The Essence of Power, November 2, 1966
New Way of Life, November 2, 1966
Address to President Johnson, February 13, 1967
Haile Selassie's Address on International Education Year, October 9, 1970
Organisation of African Unity: Opening of the Seventh Session, September 2, 1970
Opening Address to the World Council of Churches, January 12, 1971
International Literacy Day, September 10, 1971
Reply to Chief Sudanese Negotiators, February 29, 1972
1973 Address To Parliament, November 2, 1973

Undated

Interviews

Haile Selassie Interview with editor of The Voice of Ethiopia, April 05, 1948
Haile Selassie Interview by Yugoslav Press, September 9, 1959
Haile Selassie Christmas Interview with Dr. Oswald Hoffman, December 25, 1968

Works about Selassie

The Promised Key, 1935 Rastafarian text about Selassie's alleged divinity by Leonard Percival Howell
The Emperor Leaves Ethiopia, 1938 American trading card
The Roots and Fallouts of Haile Selassie's Educational Policy, 2006 by UNESCO

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.

This author died in 1975, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 48 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were first published in Ethiopia, which is not a participant in the Berne Convention or any other treaty on copyright with the United States, and was not simultaneously published in another country.

Some or all works by this author are also in the public domain in Ethiopia if they meet one of the following criteria:

It is an anonymous, pseudonymous or posthumous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication.
It is a collective or audiovisual work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication.
It is a photographic work, and 25 years have passed since the date of its creation (or publication, whatever date is the latest).
It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author).
It is "any official text of a legislative, administrative or of legal nature, as well as official translations thereof".

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