The Truth Behind The Story

Empress Rahel Fikre Selassie Yamani was born into royalty by her grandfather Emperor Amha Selassie. Emperor Amha was the last Emperor of Ethiopia. First proclaimed Emperor during the unsuccessful coup attempt by the Imperial Guards against his father Haile Selassie in December 1960, he initially went along with this proclamation under duress. The coup collapsed within days and the Emperor was restored. He was again proclaimed on the deposition of his father by the Derg on 12 September 1974, but he never accepted this proclamation as legitimate, and in any case this brief reign was ended with the abolition of the Ethiopian monarchy in March 1975. He was proclaimed in exile on 8 April 1989. This time he sanctioned the proclamation and accepted its legitimacy.