Labels:text | font | screenshot | paper | number | letter OCR: CHRONOLOGY JULY 23, 1892 Bom Lij Tafari Makonnen, near Harar, Ethiopia. 1916 Leads revolution against Emperor Lij Yasu and deposes him. 1923 Negotiates Ethiopia's membership of the League of Nations. NOVEMBER 2, 1930 Crowned under the name of Emperor Haile Selassie. OCTOBER 1935 Fights against Italian invasion, but is forced to flee the country. 1941 Restored as emperor of Ethiopia by the Allies. DECEMBER 17, 1960 Defeats attempted military coup led by his son. 1963 Secures Addis Ababa as Headquarters of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 Deposed as emperor in military uprising. AUGUST 27, 1975 Dies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in unexplained circumstances.
