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A commemoration Emperor Haile Sellasie I

Posted on July 23, 2013

Emperor Haile Sellasie I

A commemoration
Today we commemorate the birthday of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
I.
In reminiscing about Emperor Haile Selassie or any other monarch of Ethiopia, one
must understand first the history, legends, fables and myths that make-up this age
old institution. The Ethiopian monarchy is said to descend from King Solomon and
the Queen of Sheba, whose progeny was Menelik I, the first King of Ethiopia.
Mentioned in the Bible, whether real or mystical, this notion has been part and parcel
of Ethiopian identity, traditions and an act of faith. Thus, Ethiopian monarchs have
existed believing their role to be a sacred trust and a manifest personal destiny.
Having been endowed with Divine power, they believed the ruler must be just and fair
to all his subjects, as laid out by the canons of the Kibre Negest and Fitha Negest.
Therefore, like his predecessors Emperor Haile Sellassie and his generation grew up
in this mold, believing in the rulers sacred duty to God and country. For instance
when the 1955 Constitution was being drafted, I was secretary of the drafting
committee. On one occasion a suggestion was made by one of the foreign advisers
to take out the term Elect of God from the titles conferred to the Emperor. When I
reported this to the Emperor, he said Were it not for Gods will, how do you think I
came to this position? and he really meant it.
Having lost his mother at birth and his father in his early teens, growing up in the
Imperial Court must have been very challenging for the young Prince. The entourage
of loyal and wise men to whom his father entrusted his upbringing was evidently a
great support to help him master and survive the byzantine intricacies of court
politics. Indoctrinated in Coptic Orthodox doctrine with some influence from western
Catholic educators, he was a young man living in a centuries-old political and social

milieu that was confronting a twentieth-century world. A man of exceptional

intelligence endowed with exceptional memory, he had visited Europe and met many
statesmen from which he was exposed to new notions of governance. Although
without formal education in the Western sense, he had quickly realized the
importance of modernizing Ethiopia, a belief that prompted him to give priority to
education throughout his life.
His premonition to the world powers who had allowed his country to be violated by
the Fascists hordes, that their turn will also come, remains a remarkable prophecy in
modern times. While living in exile, the Emperor succeeded in maintaining the
legitimacy of the Ethiopian nation, and eventually securing back her independence
and sovereignty, which was no small diplomatic feat. After the liberation the
reconstruction of the country was not an easy matter. Confrontation with the
liberating colonial allies who wanted to make of Ethiopia a protectorate, as well as
reestablishing a viable government administration in highly different and adverse
conditions, offered many pitfalls that the Emperor surpassed with skill and hard work.
The Emperor was an indefatigable worker totally dedicated to his mission. From what
I had observed occasionally, his day started around five in the morning and ended
around midnight. He insisted that everything be reported to him by ministers,
governors and department heads. All officials, big and small, were expected to report
to him about their work, which allowed him to keep tight control over what went on in
the country. The various functions he presided were strictly scheduled and regulated.
He attended rigorously all religious and national celebrations. Every afternoon he
visited hospitals, schools and attended functions where his presence was required.
He presided every day over the Imperial Court of Justice. All decisions he made were
after consultation with all interested parties. He was highly disciplined and punctual in
the performance of his imperial duties. Gifted with an extraordinary and unique
personality, he represented Ethiopia and its glorious past with dignity and honor.
Some of the salient achievements of his reign were obtaining the Ethiopian
Orthodox Church its own Patriarchy; securing Ethiopias independence and national
integrity; gaining full international recognition and status for Ethiopia; modernizing the
government administration; promulgating provincial autonomy; establishing the civil
service; restoring Ethiopias legitimate access to the sea and returning Eritrea to the
motherland; granting free education to all citizens including university; introducing a
modern legal system and codification of the civil, commercial and penal codes;
modernizing the police; creating a modern defense force (Army, Airforce and Navy);
adopting quinquennial development plans; establishing banking and financial
institutions, an airline, telecommunications, a highway authority, shipping lines, ports,
a
refinery,
hydroelectric
dams
and
countless
other
projects.
All the above were achieved with a minimum reliance on foreign interference. Last
but least, he conducted an independent neutral foreign policy, particularly in fostering
African freedom from colonial subjugation. To quote:

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is
finally and permanently discredited and abandoned well, everywhere theres
war. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without
regard to race its a war. And until theres no longer first-class or secondclass citizens of any nation Until the color of a mans skin is of no more

significance than the color of his eyes its a war. Until that day the dream of
lasting peace, world citizenship, and a rule of international morality will
remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained. Haile
Selassie I
At the end he did not allow his reign to terminate in bloodshed and sorrow, for which
we are all grateful. Emperor Haile Sellassie was an exceptional human being and a
great Ethiopian Emperor whose name will be remembered as such in the annals of
World History.

Imru Zelleke


Posted on July 19, 2013

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( 23 1923 2 1967 / 2 November 1930 12 September 1974)

( 16 1884 21 1967 / 23 July 1892- 27 August 1975)*

https://www.facebook.com/photo-hsi ( )

HIM Emperor Haile Selassie I 1963 UN Speech

And we must look into ourselves, into the depth of our souls. We must
become something we have never been and for which our education and
experience and environment have ill-prepared us. We must become bigger
than we have ever been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in
outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty
prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our fellowmen
within the human community

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJSRVPPuFso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjn_TjOYsgk

* Converter tells Hamle 17. Difference may be due to leap year calender calculation :
calendar conversion
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the inaction of those made it

possible HSI
Posted on July 19, 2013

the inaction of those made it possible HSI

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who would have acted;
the indifference of those who would have known better; the silence of the
voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to
triumph (2*

May be this very call by Himself prompted my generation to work against his
rule for a better vision, a fundamental structural change- with all the disaster that
followed. Hope is still a principle, the vision never dies and a Just and Genuine
Democratic Ethiopia is on the horizon.
Read more:
The-inaction-of-those-made-it possible-HSI
2*) Several valuable quotations (click on the pictures at the site) from his
speeches and notes are available at the following Facebook site:

https://www.facebook.com/photo-hsi
(browse in the pictures & the album to get to the quotations)

(Many Thanks is due to the source)

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/UN/
Posted on July 19, 2013

. . . /UN/
(1963)
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http://leaimero.com/2013/05/28/hsi-voice-africa-1963/


Posted on July 19, 2013

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