Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returned immediately to his country after a short successful coup launched on 13 December 1960 by the Imperial Bodyguard, the police chief and some radical intellectuals. Selassie was in Brazil on a diplomatic mission. The coup was suppressed by his loyal troops. Upon his return the Emperor pardoned his son, Asfa Wossen, who had been put into power by the rebels.
eventREF E-0011916Revised
17 December 1960
Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01IMPERIAL SOLOMONIC CROWN OF ETHIOPIA,"Emperor Haile Sellassie I",From: IMPERIAL SOLOMONIC CROWN OF ETHIOPIA,[Online],Available at: psokolovsky.tripod.com,[Accessed : 25 November 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011916
South African History Online (2011) 'Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011916 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011916, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011916. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Selassie returns to Ethiopia after attempted coup." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011916.
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