who was ras tafari makonnen
Ras MÃ¤konnen WÃ¤ldÃ¤-Mika'Ã©l (May 8, 1852 â March 21, 1906), or simply Ras Makonnen is a member of the Solomonic Dynasty, was a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari MÃ¤konnen (later known as Emperor Haile Selassie I). His father was Fitawrari Woldemikael Gudisa of Shewa.