Haile Selassie I Haile Selassie I was born on July 23,1892. His real name was Ras Tafari Makonnen. He was born into a royal family which he later took over the thrown as king. It has been said that Selassie I was a direct descendant of King Solomon of Israel and the Queen of Sheba. Haile Selassie I was one of greatness and importance. The names that he held and the power he had were uncanny. …showed first 75 words of 305 total…

…showed last 75 words of 305 total…and as they did so the rain stopped. Immediately after the rain stopped there was the plane, he finally arrived and the people rejoiced in his presence. Before he left Jamaica a type of religion was started called Rastafarianism. This is a belief in a god called Jah, which they believed to be Selassie I. People who practiced this belief wore their hair in dred lox to give themselves what they call a dred appearance