Amha Selassie
Ethiopian Emperor
Died when: 80 years 205 days (966 months)Star Sign: Leo
Amha Selassie GBE (Amharic: ??? ???;Amiha Šilase; born Asfaw Wossen Tafari; 27 July 1916 – 17 January 1997) was Emperor-in-exile of Ethiopia.As son of Haile Selassie I, he was Crown Prince and was proclaimed Emperor three times.
He was first proclaimed Emperor during an unsuccessful coup attempt against his father in December 1960, during which he alleged that he was detained and compelled to accept the title.
After his father was deposed in a later coup, he was proclaimed Emperor again in absentia by the Derg on 12 September 1974 in an act which he never accepted as legitimate and that ended in the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy on 12 March 1975.
He was again proclaimed Emperor in exile on 8 April 1989.This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy.After his accession, his full reign name was His Imperial Majesty Emperor Amha Selassie I, Elect of God, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah and King of Kings of Ethiopia.