& Leaders! Hailesalssie : (Born 1892 - Died 1975) First Emperor (1930 - 1974) Ethiopia. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I "Power of the Trinity "; [1] ) (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen , [2] Ethiopia 's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of