Ethiopia / ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ (Emperor Haile Selassie), first reign

Haile Selassie (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ), born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity from 25 May 1963 to 17 July 1964 and 5 November 1966 to 11 September 1967. He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty.