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Haile Selassie I
- Date of birth:
- July 23rd, 1892 (Ejersa Goro/Harar, Ethiopian Empire)
- Date of death:
- August 27th, 1975 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- Nationality:
- Ethiopian (1270-1974, Kingdom)
Biography
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Order of the Star of Ethiopia - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1909
Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1917
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Nishan al-Muhammad'Ali - Knight Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- May 3rd, 1924
Ordre du Lion d'or de la Maison de Nassau
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1924
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- August 19th, 1924
- Awarded on:
- 1924
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Awarded on:
- 1924
- Awarded on:
- 1924
- Awarded on:
- 1924
Gră-Cruz da Ordem Militar de Avis
- Awarded on:
- 1924
- Awarded on:
- 1925
- Awarded on:
- 1928
- Awarded on:
- 1930
- Awarded on:
- 1930
Daikun'i kikkashō - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1930
- Awarded on:
- 1930
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder Grootkruis (NL.1)
- Awarded on:
- 1930
Order Orla Bialego
- Awarded on:
- 1930
- Awarded on:
- 1930
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1945
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun suurristi ketjuineen (SVR SR ketj)
- Awarded on:
- 1949
Order of Merit - Extraordinary Grade
- Awarded on:
- 1950
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1951
Department of the Army: General Orders No. 73
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1953
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1954
Medal of Military Merit 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1954
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Orden Jugoslavenske Zvevde
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Sonderstufe des Großkreuzes des Verdienstordens der BRD
- Awarded on:
- 1954
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Elefantordenen
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Kungliga Serafimerorden
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca - Chain
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Groß-Stern des Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Ceskoslovenský rád Bilého lva, 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Cavaliere di Gran Croce della Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- Awarded on:
- 1955
Daikun'i kikkashō - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1956
Order of Merit for National Foundation - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- 1956
Nishan al-Idris
- Awarded on:
- 1956
Bao quoc Huan chuong, Knight Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Awarded on:
- August 16th, 1958
Grande Colar del Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Nishan-e-Pakistan
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Order of Thiri Thudhamma - Grand Commander
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Order of Sikatuna - Grand Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1958
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Awarded on:
- 1958
- Awarded on:
- August 10th, 1959
- Awarded on:
- 1959
Orden Suvorova 1
- Awarded on:
- 1959
Order of the Somali Star - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1960
Wissam al-Mohammadi - Special Class
- Awarded on:
- 1962
Order of the Nile - Collar
- Awarded on:
- May 22nd, 1963
Order of the Shield and Spears - Commander
- Awarded on:
- 1964
Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary - I class
- Awarded on:
- 1964
Order of Pahlavi - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1964
Ordinul Steaua României - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- 1964
Wisam al-Istiqlal - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1964
National Order of Honour and Merit - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1966
- Awarded on:
- 1966
Order of the Condor of the Andes - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1966
Collar to the Order of Merit
- Awarded on:
- 1966
Order of Golden Heart of Kenya - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- 1966
Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1966
Order of the Liberator - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1966
- Awarded on:
- 1968
Order of the Star of Ghana - Companion
- Awarded on:
- 1970
Ordine di Pio IX - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
- Awarded on:
- 1970
Orden del Libertador General San Martín - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1970
Wisam Al Rafidain - I Class
- Awarded on:
- 1970
Chain of Honour
- Awarded on:
- 1970
Real y Distinguida Orden Espańola de Carlos III - Collar
- Awarded on:
- April 27th, 1971
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1971
Order of King Abdulaziz - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1971
United Nations Peace Medal
- Awarded on:
- January 5th, 1972
Order of the Source of the Nile - Grand Commander
- Awarded on:
- 1972
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 11th, 1917
- Awarded on:
- 1924
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1930
- Awarded on:
- 1930
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 17th, 1959
Sources
- Photo 1: Public Domain (Public Domain)
- - King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile (2015)
- Haile Selassie - Recipient -
Photo
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