July 23rd marks the Earthday of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I.
King of Kings Lords of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah. On July 23, 1892, HIM Emperor Haile Selassie I was born in Ejersa Goro, a mountain village outside of Harer in Ethiopia. Born Tafari Makonnen, his father was Ras Makonnen Gudessa. Governor of Harar and his mother was Yeshimebet Ali Abajifa. His royal blood was inherited through ancestral connections to Emperor Menelik II and subsequently Makeda Queen of Sheba and King Solomon of ancient Israel.
Often described as Africa’s greatest military leader, HIM Haile Selassie has inspired great leaders like, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. The well known facts of his life have earned him an enduring legacy.
One most notable reflection on HIM Emperor Haile Selassie brings us to the time when Ethiopia was invaded by Italy in 1935. HIM Emperor Haile Selassie led a strong resistance – with an virtually unprecedented courage, resulting in him being forced into exile in May 1936. His most famous speech, delivered to the League of Nations in Geneva on June 30, 1936 has been appropriately transformed into music – by the late Bob Marley, extending the range of its powerful and necessary influence. HIM Emperor Haile Selassie advocated against racism, poverty, mis-education, violence and injustice.
In January 1941, even though they were at a technical disadvantage, the Ethiopian Patriot Forces with assistance from the United Kingdom, defeated the Italians. Upon re-capturing Addis Ababa following this invasion, HIM Emperor Haile Selassie was re-instated and was emperor of Ethiopia until 1974. His inspiring messages continue to enlighten the world.
HIM Emperor Haile Selassie on Education
Education is the main spring of a nation’s life and the guardian of its future. Education is the means whereby the potential contained in the nation’s ultimate resources, its people, is realized and brought to full flower for the good of all. It demands a priority second to none and is entitled to the first demand on man’s energies. Without the benefits of learning the wisdom of the past and the knowledge of the present are denied us. Without education, the freedom and equality which men seek so assiduously can be no more than half realized and the material fruits of the modern world never more than partially achieved.
Posted by yardFlex at July 24, 2007 11:24 AM
Comments
Posted by: tamara
on July 24, 2007 07:25 AM
oh my
cant believe selassie is a cancerean like me
thanks and praise to his himperial majesty
Rasta live!!! Haile His Imperial Majesty King Selassie. A more live we a promote!!!
One Love
Posted by: hits
on July 24, 2007 09:46 AM
i greet you all in the name of HIM who is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord , the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah.
Posted by: HAWK
on July 24, 2007 10:08 AM
Many Blessings to the people of Ethiopia... For HIM was one of great African Champions of the 20th Century
Posted by: PAYDAY
on July 24, 2007 11:26 AM
The speech recorded in song by the late great Nesta entitled WAR-- was actually form a speech given by HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY HAILE SELASSIE I, EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA, BEFORE THE 18th SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK ON OCTOBER 4th 1963. I hold a copy of the document, so I thought I would try for clarity and accuracy. However, If the writer is referring to another song, I stand corrected.
Nevertheless, the speech at the Leauge of Nations the predecessor of the United Nations is an excellent prophet ic one as well.
Much respect for reflecting on the AUSPICIOUS BIRTH of HIM HAILE SELASSIE I.
Posted by: Da Man
on July 24, 2007 04:12 PM
Who cares about the birthday of a slave master and dictator?!
Peace
Posted by: rasta iyata
on July 24, 2007 09:54 PM
all hail
Posted by: FANG
on July 25, 2007 04:00 AM
DA MAN
BACK IT UP
Posted by: Bianca
on July 25, 2007 04:01 AM
beenie man what's up mi luv and mi need fi know if u and da gal really dun. If suh thank god! go deh barbie.
Posted by: how ya mean
on July 25, 2007 08:03 PM
BEENIE AH GYAL CLOWN
WATCH HOW EVERY GYAH WEH HIM DEH DEH FROWN!
BIG UP SELASSIE DI REAL KING AN ONLY KING WHO WEAR DI CROWN
JAH LIVE
Posted by: out an bad
on July 26, 2007 10:15 AM
Da Man u r no real man u say what u said now back it or u r just as dumb as the people who Selassie tried to liberate, talk who he slaved and dictated, a lot a people know nothing about the Sela but love hate and spred hateful word about the man, read and know more about the man before u talk shyt, for a man to have the power and the knowledge and the responsibility he had, if u thing about it he would have had to be a dictator, and have men by is side to fight off people like da man, and those men he had by his side is what u considered slave u azzhole, those r not slave they where freedom fighters, they would have killed for there leader and kill to protect there skin color, it was not about slaving a man it was about who is a real man and who is will to stand up to the oppressors, Selassie stood up to them with a big gun and million of black men side by side back to back of him to concurred and ruled Ethiopia from the slave drivers who wanted to take over, the position he Selassie held u feel he wanted this position? no he did not it was handed down to him from former leaders like his father and so-forth, is like your dad give u a legacy to carry on, would u not need man power? would u not need to be a firm man to the men who u must lead? this man had no choice but to be the man he was, and the man he was was a real man not da man, A REAL FROCKING MAN. So next time if u know not of what u r talking about shut the fcuk up.
Posted by: Brent
on July 26, 2007 07:24 PM
out an bad guh chuck off pon a peg u talkin mess....he was a slavemaster n a dictator...he killed his own ppl...it is sad tho...
Posted by: congo
on July 27, 2007 12:27 AM
HAIL HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I THE FUSS
Posted by: JahSiri
on July 27, 2007 10:11 PM
All hail His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I. All the fuss is a fuckin' mess. Whenever you have people who follow mainstream media and do not do research from several sourches to cross reference, there are going to be a bunch of educated idiots making ignorant comments. Respect the King and His legacy. Look for the truth for yourselves and don't take whatever Babylon tells you is the truth. Guidance and blessings. Selah.
Posted by: infamous
on July 28, 2007 01:30 PM
BIG UP AND HAPPY BIRTH STRONG TO HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I.
TO ALL "REAL" RASTA, HOLD DI FAITH.
Posted by: Devon
on July 28, 2007 07:33 PM
long live the king of kings lord of lords read on his speeshes doth they that love HIM and who don't and you will find that they are like guidelines to life and in this crazy world we need more than a few of them
one love and bless up
Posted by: judgedread
on August 2, 2007 07:08 AM
Hail Jah Rastafari !! Hail Jah Rastafari !!
Glory to word, Glory to sound, Glory to power.
Posted by: richiepooh
on August 9, 2007 07:21 AM
Why not asking Ethiopians what they think of Haile Selassie?
You would be surprised to see dem laughing when you tell dem you consider him as a God.
BTW, it is true that while his people was starving, he was feeding his lions with tons of meat...
Also, who overcome Haile Selassie? Italians? No, his own people...
hail selassie is god, not only for ethiopians but for all of us as african.and our love for selassie 1 will never die.history says AFRICA FOR AFRICANS, so it is very disturbing to see an african worshiping JESUS CHRIST,How can we pray for someone who introduced to us by whites.
Although I am not a Rasta, but Emperor Haile Selassie 1, Ras Tafarai was a Great King. Of Course you may find that some Ethiopians may not like the man, but so it is that some people dont like Jesus Christ then, and even now. Some dont even like God. But as a student of International politics, I have found time to study the man and his saying. Man, he was a prophet of the highest order. No wonder some amateur Stalinist Communist ended his earthly life. But his legacy lives on. Akeem R.
greetins in d name of his IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELLASIE I and its a real joy to see yard flex reflect on d KING and his wonders and all these comments whether good or bad we all av different views & oppinions JAH BLESS RASTAFARI IS THE ALMIGHTY
greetins in d name of his IMPERIAL MAJESTY EMPEROR HAILE SELLASIE I and its a real joy to see yard flex reflect on d KING and his wonders and all these comments whether good or bad we all av different views & oppinions JAH BLESS RASTAFARI IS THE ALMIGHTY
Posted by: JamaicanInHawaii
on November 22, 2007 04:45 AM
I respect everyones right to believe as they will, but it is an ignorant comment to say that i cannot believe in a god that was introduced to me by a white person, an arab, or an asian. We are no different than our white brothers and sisters and all of our history begins in Africa.
