Coronation of Haile Selassie I

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The Coronation of Haile Selassie I was the 1930 imperial crowning of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Emperor of Ethiopia, an event of major political significance and profound religious importance, especially within the Rastafari movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coronation ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
state ceremony ⓘ
associatedBelief recognition of Haile Selassie I as messianic figure by Rastafarians ⓘ
associatedMovement Rastafari movement ⓘ
attendedBy African dignitaries ⓘ
foreign dignitaries ⓘ
representatives of European powers ⓘ
representatives of Japan ⓘ
representatives of the United States ⓘ
coronatedDynasty Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
coronatedNameAtBirth Tafari Makonnen ⓘ
linked to: Haile Selassie I
coronatedPerson Haile Selassie I ⓘ
coronatedPreviousTitle Ras Tafari Makonnen ⓘ
linked to: Haile Selassie I
coronatedRegnalName Haile Selassie I ⓘ
coronatedTitle Emperor of Ethiopia ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
date 1930-11-02 ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
featured Orthodox liturgy ⓘ
anointing ritual ⓘ
crowning with the Imperial Crown of Ethiopia ⓘ
imperial regalia of Ethiopia ⓘ
follows death of Empress Zewditu I ⓘ
hasMottoOrTitleUsed King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah ⓘ
linked to: King of Kings
hasSubject Haile Selassie I ⓘ
influenced development of Rastafari theology ⓘ
languageUsed Amharic ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ
linkedTo Pan-African consciousness ⓘ
anti-colonial symbolism in Africa ⓘ
location Addis Ababa ⓘ
Cathedral of St. George, Addis Ababa ⓘ
mediaCoverage international press ⓘ
officiatedBy Abuna Qerellos IV ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox clergy ⓘ
partOf history of Ethiopia ⓘ
history of the Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
politicalSignificance assertion of Ethiopian sovereignty ⓘ
consolidation of Haile Selassie I’s rule ⓘ
modernization of the Ethiopian monarchy’s image ⓘ
precededBy regency of Ras Tafari Makonnen ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
religiousSignificance foundational event for the Rastafari movement ⓘ
major event in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition ⓘ
symbolized Ethiopia’s status as an independent African empire ⓘ
continuity of the Solomonic line ⓘ

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Nyabinghi order → observes → Coronation of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
Nyahbinghi Order → observes → Coronation Day of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
subject linked to: Nyahbinghi order
linked to: Coronation of Haile Selassie I
imperial court of Haile Selassie I → ceremonialFunction → coronation of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
linked to: Coronation of Haile Selassie I
Coronation Day → commemorates → coronation of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
linked to: Coronation of Haile Selassie I
Coronation Day → alsoKnownAs → Haile Selassie I Coronation Day ⓘ
linked to: Coronation of Haile Selassie I
Regency of Ras Tafari Makonnen → significantEvent → coronation of Haile Selassie I ⓘ
subject linked to: regency of Ras Tafari Makonnen
linked to: Coronation of Haile Selassie I