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Haile Selassie I's Ethiopia, Volume One: The Rise of the Priestly Warrior Kings | Kwasi Bonsu, Esq.

Haile Selassie I's Ethiopia, Volume One: The Rise of the Priestly Warrior Kings | Kwasi Bonsu, Esq.

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Paperback – December 5, 2021

by Kwasi Bonsu Esq. (Author), Dutty Bookman (Editor), Joavan Puran (Illustrator), 

Forewords by HIH Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie and Dr. Aklilu Habte 

Haile Selassie I's Ethiopia, Volume One: The Rise of the Priestly Warrior Kings is a compelling exploration of Ethiopian royal history, centered on the birth and early life of Ethiopia’s 225th ruler from the Solomonic line—His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I. This volume offers rich historical insight into the sacred lineage and  significance of one of Africa’s most revered leaders.

This first of seven planned volumes explores the Ethiopian history and conditions in 1892, the year that Haile Selassie I was born, from a pan-African perspective. It outlines how his birth occurred in the midst of the European scramble for Africa, marking the end of an era and the dawn of a new beginning. Transporting the reader through time, this work gives a front row seat to the events that shaped not only Ethiopia but the world-at-large.

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Books: Haile Selassie I’s Ethiopia, Volume One

The meditation of Kwasi Bonsu’s heart has led him on an incredible path of purpose. He melds his legal practice, artistic craft and persevering activism and roots them firmly in the teachings of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. 

Bonsu’s studies of the renown monarch’s reign were frustrated by an astounding lack of context concerning the conditions on the ground in Ethiopia during his life. As a result, the Ras Tafari creative set out to write the book that he always wanted to read. In his debut work, he highlights the real life game of thrones that took place prior to the rise of Ethiopia’s final emperor.