1941, May 5 – Triumphant Entry – Victory Day
Opening People of my country and especially my faithful soldiers! No human lips can express the thankfulness which I feel to the mer...
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Speech on Inaction | H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I
Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, t...
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H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Speech on The Bible
We in Ethiopia have one of the oldest versions of the bible, but however old the version may be, in whatever language it might be wr...
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1968 Haile Selassie Christmas Interview with Dr. Oswald Hoffman
Question: Your Imperial Majesty, it is a great honour to be permitted to speak with you today and also to have you as a guest on thi...
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Farrakhan says Jamaica has let national heroes down
‘You are not free!’ NATION of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan yesterday criticised Jamaican governments over the years for not a...
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H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I Speech on Agriculture
Since Ethiopia’s economy is predominantly agricultural, agriculture must play a large role in the plans which have been drawn...
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1940, July 7 – Haile Selassie I’s Mercy Proclamation
By the Proclamation released on Hamle 17th, 1932, I announced to you that I advised the Italians in Ethiopia and who were completely...
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1940, January 22 – On Liberation: “The Golden Declaration”
Our people of Ethiopia! Listen! Thanks be to Almighty God who is impartial to all, Who can break the arms of the strong and who stan...
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Speech at the unveiling of the statue of Menelik II
Speech at the unveiling of the statue of Menelik II November 2, 1930 Your Highnesses, Honourable Foreign Representatives, and Dignit...
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H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I’s speech on Work
Every labourer is a father, his labour is his child. Choose your project carefully and achieve it worthily. Once a person has decide...
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1959 September 9, Haile Selassie I Interview by Yugoslav Press
Opening During our recent visit, with President Nasser of the United Arab Republic We exchanged views on the utilization of the Nile...
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