Ethiopia: Information on whether Haile Selassie went by the name of Prince of Mekonen prior to his coronation as emperor
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH20212.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Information on whether Haile Selassie went by the name of Prince of Mekonen prior to his coronation as emperor, 1 March 1995, ETH20212.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aad038.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on whether Emperor Haile Selassie once went by the name of Prince of Makonnen could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, according to The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, the original name of Emperor Haile Selassie was Tafari Makonnen (1989, 620). The same source states that Tafari Makonnen also carried the title of Lij, which is "given to children of the Amhara nobility." For additional information on Haile Selassie's background, please refer to the second attachment. Ethiopia: A Country Study, corroborates the information provided above on Haile Selassie's original name (1993, 33-36).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Ethiopia: A Country Study. 1993. Edited by Thomas P. Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry. Washington, DC: Department of the Army.
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. 15 ed. Vol. 5. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Attachments
Ethiopia: A Country Study. 1993. Edited by Thomas P. Ofcansky and LaVerle Berry. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, pp. 33-36.
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1989. 15 ed. Vol. 5. Edited by Philip W. Goetz. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, p. 620.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents. Yearly.
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook. 1988-present. Yearly.
L'Etat du monde. Yearly.
La grande encyclopédie du monde. 1989.
Political Handbook of the World. Yearly.