Haile Selassie

Japanese: ハイレ･セラシエ（英語表記）Haile Selassie

1892‐1975
Emperor of Ethiopia. Reigned 1930-1974. Before ascending to the throne, his name was Ras Tafari Makonnen. Haile Selassie means "the power of the trinity." The son of Menelik II's cousin Makonnen, he was already a powerful man when Menelik II died in 1913, but he took real power in a coup d'état in 1916. After serving as a regency, he became emperor in 1930, and continued his dictatorial rule until 1974, except for a period of exile during the Italian occupation from 1936 to 1941. During this time, he pursued a policy of Westernization on the one hand, but on the other, he continued a policy of protecting conservative ruling classes such as the landed aristocracy and the church.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1892‐1975
エチオピアの皇帝。在位1930‐74年。即位前の名はラス･タファリ･マコンネン。ハイレ･セラシエとは〈三位一体の力〉の意。メネリク2世のいとこマコンネンの息子で，1913年にメネリク2世が死去した時にはすでに実力者となっていたが，16年のクーデタで実権を握った。摂政を経て30年に皇帝となり，36‐41年のイタリア占領期に亡命したのを除いて74年まで長期にわたる独裁的支配を続けた。この間，一方では西欧化策をとったが，他方では土地貴族や教会などの保守的支配層を保護する政策を続けた。

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