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Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
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Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
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Saviour or liberator of a group of people
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Religion originating in 1930s Jamaica
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Derg
1974–1987 ruling military junta of Ethiopia
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