His original name was Tafari Makonnen, but he ruled his country under this name
... first 
female to rule the nation of Ethiopia since the Queen of Sheba, while Tafari was 
... Tafari was coronated as emperor, taking the name Haile Selassie ( Power of... [DOC] [TLE] Haile Selassie I | emperor of Ethiopia | Britannica.com [PAR] Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and 
who ... Haile Selassie I, original name Tafari Makonnen (born July 23, 1892, near 
Harer, ... Haile Selassie led the resistance, but in May 1936 he was forced into 
exile.