Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I.   His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I Jah Rastafari       The Ancient of Days Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez : ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ , "Power of the Trinity "; [1] 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen , was Ethiopia 's regent