Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin

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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088648

South African History Online (2012) 'Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088648 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088648, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088648. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Haile Selassi I emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74), is born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Goro in the Harar provin." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088648.