Haile Selassie I
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Haile Selassie I was the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on November 2, 1930[1] and reigned until overthrown by a Marxist revolution led by the Derg in 1974. He died the following year. His rule was interrupted by the 1936-1941 fascist Italian occupation of Ethiopia and Selassie is noted for his address to the League of Nations asking for international help in the wake of the invasion.
The Rastafari movement, inspired by an alleged prophecy by Marcus Garvey, Selassie as God incarnate, the reincarnation of Jesus, returned as a great king.
Rastas worship him smoking the sacred marijuanain what they call "reasoning" sessions.[2]