Military officers depose Emperor Haile Selassie from the Ethiopian throne he had occupied for more than fifty years.

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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: 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 Oct. 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.