What is Haile Selassie I?
'''Haile Selassie I''' ([[Geʽez|Ge'ez]]: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ; July 23, 1892 - August 27, 1975<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038810/Haile-Selassie-I#215037.hook britannica.com]</ref>) was the [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]] of [[Ethiopia]] from April 2, 1930 to September 12, 1974. He was Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930, when he was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia as one of the [[Solomonid dynasty]]. He fought against Italy, shortly before [[World War II]]. He was one of the founding fathers of the [[League of Nations]] and the [[United Nations]] and the 8th person to be recognized the [[Time Person of the Year]]. {{Infobox royalty | embed = | name =Haile Selassie <br/>ኀይለ ሥላሴ | title =Negusa Nagast | titletext = | more = | image =Haile Selassie in full dress (cropped).jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | succession =[[Emperor of Ethiopia]] | moretext = | reign =April 2, 1930 - September 12, 1974 | reign-type = | coronation =November 2, 1930 | cor-type = | investiture = | predecessor =[[Zewditu]] | pre-type = | successor =[[Amha Selassie]] (designated, unacknowledged; in exile)<br>[[Aman Andom]] (chairman of the [[Derg]]) | suc-type = | regent = | reg-type = | module = | succession1 = Regent of Ethiopia | moretext1 = | reign1 = 27 September 1916 - 2 April 1930 | reign-type1 = | coronation1 = | cor-type1 = | predecessor1 =[[Tessama Nadew]] | pre-type1 = | successor1 =[[Kirubel Abraham]] | suc-type1 = | regent1 = Zewditu | reg-type1 = Monarch | succession2 =[[Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity]] | moretext2 = | reign2 = 25 May 1963 - 17 July 1964