Complex sentence: The Italians dangled the title of "Negus" to Hailu but never actually granted it to him and he remained with his pre-occupation titles of "Leul" and "Ras".
Split into simpler sentences: The Italians dangled the title of "Negus" in front of Hailu but never actually granted it to him. During the occupation, he remained with his pre-occupation titles of "Leul" and "Ras".