Celebrating H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie 1, 129th Birthday

Join Sizzla Kalonji and the Global RasTafari Nations to celebrate the 129th born day of H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I. Rastafari around the world—estimated to number 700,000 to 1 million—hold Nyabingi drumming sessions and celebrate the birthday anniversary of our majesty.

Haile Selassie I (Ge’ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, romanized: Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, Amharic pronunciation: [ˈhaɪlə sɨlˈlase] born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Prior to his coronation, he had been the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia from 1916. He is a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty who traced his lineage to Emperor Menelik I, the son of King Solomon, and Makeda the Queen of Sheba.