Ethiopia-s last Emperor
Ethiopia-s last Emperor
Today on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor turns his gaze to Haile Selassie I—the last emperor of Ethiopia. A reformer and autocrat, a Pan-Africanist and a dictator, Selassie remains a study in contradiction. But for a continent under siege, his symbolic weight was immense. He was the defiant leader who stood up, held the line, and reminded the world that Africa was not for the taking.This is a story of resistance, resilience, and the unyielding spirit of a people who refused to bow to imperialism. Tune in.
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