Ras Tafari
Britishnoun
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When an Ethiopian prince named Ras Tafari, who took the name Haile Selassie I, became emperor in 1930, the descendants of the enslaved in Jamaica took it as proof that Garvey’s prophecy was being fulfilled.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
When an Ethiopian prince named Ras Tafari, who took the name Haile Selassie I, became emperor in 1930, the descendants of slaves in Jamaica took it as proof that Garvey’s prophecy was being fulfilled.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023
“Prince Ras Tafari adopted 40 Armenian orphans from Jerusalem to be the first imperial band,” said Aramazt Kalayjian, a documentary filmmaker working on a film about the Armenian community in Ethiopia.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2014
Prince-Regent Ras Tafari put on his swallowtails and silk hat and gave a party.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though his cousin became the Empress Zauditu, Ras Tafari gradually emerged as the country's strongman.
From Time Magazine Archive
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