The 1960 Coup Against Haile Selassie

Witness: Witness Archive 2015 by BBC

Dec 14, 20159:07Society & Culture

In December 1960, while the Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie, was out of the country, his Imperial Bodyguard took over the capital Addis Ababa and proclaimed his son the new emperor. We speak to Dr Asfa-Wossen Asserate,...

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