Haile Selassie | Vibepedia

Haile Selassie is widely regarded as a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history and is accorded divine importance in the Rastafari movement. He was exiled to the United Kingdom after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Haile Selassie received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour and the Order of the White Eagle. The Rastafari movement regards Haile Selassie as a divine figure and a symbol of African independence and unity.