Delighted to find these clips: the coronation of Ras Tafari as Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. The coronation took place on 2 Nov. 1930.

Tafari& #39;s predecessor was Zewditu, Empress of Ethiopia betwn 1916 and 1930. In her own time she was said to be & #39;conservative& #39;, opposed 1/
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to Tafari& #39;s military & social innovations. She died on 2 Ap. 1930, after Tafari& #39;s modernised army defeated her husband on the battlefield.

Tafari& #39;s coronation was said to have cost $3 million. Here he is in a vehicle formerly driven by Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany.
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And here is the derby that Tafari organised to mark his coronation.
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As emperor, Haile Selassie was keen to cultivate ties with the United States, counterbalancing the power of Britain & Italy. Here he is greeting US President Herbert Hoover around the time of his coronation.
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Older forms of power--assembly, the demonstration of valour--were likewise part of the coronation ceremony. Here the regional rulers of Ethiopia enact their allegiance to the newly-crowned emperor.
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International press coverage of the coronation was glowing. It was front-page news on a great many local newspapers in the United States. Here are some samples.

The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY called it the & #39;most colorful spectacle of modern times& #39;.
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