The death of deposed Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie on August 27, 1975, ... No autopsy was performed on the monarch, said to be the 225th descendant of the Solomon dynasty. ...

But for His Majesty Haile Selassie the year 1935 would ... The legend that Ethiopia’s Imperial Family is descended from the seduction by King Solomon of Sheba’s Virgin Queen is pure myth ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia's late Emperor Haile Selassie went to his final resting place on Sunday in an emotional, visually stunning reburial ceremony a full 25 years after his death.

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916.

Haile Selassie was Emperor of Ethiopia. His dynasty ruled for centuries, supposedly descending from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. In 1974 he was overthrown in a coup by a Marxist-Leninist ...

Haile Selassie is reported to be the 225th descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, also known as Queen Makeda It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as the "Father of ...