My student, Haile Selassie was born in Ejersa Gora on July 23, 1892 in a mud hut. His birth name was Lij Tajari Makonnen and was the son of the Harar governor, Ras Makonnen. I, too, was born to a scholarly father. Tajari grew up observing the importance of good ruling and understanding how to rule. Therefore, before he was even elected he knew the high expectations set for rulers. In 1928, at age 36, Tajari Makonnen appointed himself as king. Then, two years after, he was named emperor and changed his name to Hallie Selassie, which meant might of the trinity. As a ruler, his goal was to symbolize the hopes and dreams of Ethiopia’s younger population. The appeal to the younger population was critical because the last emperor of Ethiopia, Zauditu, was much older (age 53) …show more content…
He also made Addis Ababa, the present day capital of Ethiopia, the major center for the Organization of African Unity (African Union). Haile Selassie’s ability and motivation to bring Ethiopia into these organizations and groups shows his want to bring the country into a better standard for the views of other African countries and the rest of the world. Selassie fought for unity. I, as his teacher, support Selassie’s decision to unite Ethiopia with the rest of the world. I summarize my ideal leader qualities in my book The Prince, “It is not at all necessary for a prince to have all the good qualities which I have named, but it is necessary to seem to have them.” (The Prince). Selassie was intelligent for uniting Ethiopia, but whether he did it because he believed in unity or to bring himself power is unknown to me and the rest of the world. Additionally, Haile Selassie made a constitution to provide a set of rules and guidelines for Ethiopia. This constitution was important because it provided Ethiopians’ a sense of a well-functioning government and country. The constitution still gave the emperor sovereign authority, but it helped to centralize the government and provide a