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Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090927
South African History Online (2012) 'Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090927 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090927, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090927. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090927.
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