Later known as Haile Selassie I, the emperor of Ethiopia ... feats came through his historic and influential speech before the League of Nations, often referred to as the ‘Appeal to the League ...

By May 2, 1936, Haile Selassie and his family were forced into exile in the United Kingdom, where he appealed to the League of Nations for assistance. The Western nations offered sympathy for the ...

He came to the U.S. as an exchange student for his senior year of high school, then enrolled in Haile Selassie I University ... of African Unity and permanent representative to the United Nations. But ...