Question: Who passed away first Beyene Merid or Haile Selassie ?
Sentence (from "Haile Selassie"): Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: , "qädamawi haylä səllasé" ; ] ; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) , born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and emperor from 1930 to 1974.
Relevant evidence: Yes