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Imperial Ethiopian World Federation & Ba Beta Kristyan Haile Selassie Index |
IMPERIAL
ETHIOPIAN WORLD FEDERATION
BA BETA KRISTIYAN HAILE SELASSIE
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Selected
Speeches of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I
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Table of Contents |
Chapter I - Education
Part 1 - Higher Education
Laying
Foundation Stone Of Haile Selassie I University -
Nov. 07, 1949
Opens
University
College Of
Addis Ababa - Feb. 27, 1951
Agricultural
College - Graduation - Jan. 16,
1958
Engineering
College - Graduation - Jul. 17,
1958
Public
Health - Graduation, Gondar -
May 18, 1959
University
College Of Addis Ababa - 6th Graduation -
Jul. 17, 1959
Building
College - Graduation -
Jul. 14, 1961
Convocation
Of Haile Selassie I University -
Dec. 19, 1961
Haile
Selassie I University - 1st Graduation Exercises -
Jul. 12, 1962
Laying
Cornerstone, Arts Building -
Sep. 23, 1963
Awards
Law Certificates - Nov. 25,
1964
Haile
Selassie I University - 5th Graduation Exercises -
Jun. 30, 1966
Part 2 - Special Education
Imperial
Guard Cadet Training School - May 25,
1950
Ethiopian
Students Abroad - North America - Sep.
02, 1950
Ethiopian
Students Abroad - United Kingdom -
Jan. 08, 1951
Officers
Called To Dedication To Duty - May 02,
1952
Nurses'
Training - Oct. 17, 1957
School
Of Fine Arts - Jul. 23, 1958
Opens
Haile Selassie I Military Academy -
Oct. 06, 1958
Imperial
Navel College - 1st Graduation - Jan.
22, 1959
Guenet
Military Training Centre - Silver Jubilee -
Apr. 29, 1960
Airmen
Contribute To Country's Self-Defence -
Sep. 23, 1962
Speech
To Navel Cadets -
Jan. 21, 1963
Part 3 - General Education
Opens
Ethiopian National Library And Night School -
Mar. 30, 1948
Hope
For Education - Nov. 02, 1948
Tafari
Makonnen School - Silver Jubilee -
Apr. 27, 1950
Why
Education - Nov. 03, 1951
Opens
Debre Berhan Teacher Training Centre -
Apr. 26, 1957
Teacher
Training - Oct. 15, 1962
Self-Help
In Education - Jan. 10, 1963
New
Bahr Dar Technical High School - Inauguration -
Jun. 11, 1963
Chapter II - International Relations
Part 1 - International Relations
Allied
Victory - Aug. 15, 1945
Reconciliation
With Italy - Sep. 07, 1951
Domestic
Report On International Relations -
Dec. 10, 1956
Report
To The Nation - Nov. 21, 1964
Ethiopia's
World Position -
Nov. 02, 1966
Part 2 - International Cultural Relations
Speech
To U.S. Astronauts - Sep. 21, 1965
Inaugurating
15th Pugwash Conference -
Dec. 29, 1965
Part 3 - Personal Diplomacy
Address
To U.S. Congress - May 26, 1954
Personal
Diplomacy - Nov. 02, 1958
Accepting
Degree From Charles University, Czechoslovakia -
Jul. 15, 1959
Reply To Czechoslovak President -
Jul. 16, 1959
Toast
To King Hussein I - May 12, 1960
Toast
To President Lubke - Oct. 22, 1964
Visit
Of Queen Elizabeth II - Feb. 01, 1965
Toast
To President Rahdakrishnan - Oct. 12,
1965
Rahdakrishnan Receives Degree From
Haile Selassie I University - Oct. 13,
1965
Banquet
In Honour Of Bulgarian Leader - Nov.
23, 1965
Banquet
In Honour Of Polish President, Ochab -
Dec. 02, 1965
Luncheon
In Honour Of Hungarian Leader, Kallai -
Feb. 10, 1966
Addresses
House Of Parliment In Jamaica - Apr.
21, 1966
Banquet
In Honour Of President Charles De Gaulle -
Aug. 27, 1966
Banquet
In Honor Of President Novotny - Nov.
15, 1966
Banquet
In Honor Of President Chivu Stocia -
Dec. 06, 1966
At
The White House - Feb. 13, 1967
Speech To Council Of Foreign
Relations, N.Y. - Feb. 17, 1967
In The Kremlin, Moscow -
Feb. 27, 1967
Speech
On Marshal Tito's Visit
- Feb. 09, 1970
Part 4 - International Politics
Three
Principles - Nov. 02, 1958
Addressess
Belgrade Conference -
Sep. 03, 1961
Chapter III - Inter-Africa
War
Settlement And Italy's Return - Feb.
23, 1948
Beginnings
Of African Unity To The ACCRA Conference -
Apr. 15, 1958
Inauguration
Of Economic Commission For Africa -
Dec. 29, 1958
Speech
To American Committee On Africa - Apr.
18, 1960
Second
Africa Conference - Jun. 15, 1960
Speech
To The First Ethiopian Contingent To The Congo -
Jul. 17, 1960
Freedom
- Somalia And The Congo - Nov. 10,
1960
Reply
To President Tubman's Toast - Dec. 07,
1960
Message
To Women's Seminar - Dec. 14, 1960
Opens
Africa Hall - Feb. 06, 1961
Speech
To The Lagos Summit Meeting - Jan. 26,
1962
Speech
To The P.A.F.M.E.C.A. Conference -
Feb. 02, 1962
Forecast: Organization African
Unity (O.A.U.) Summit -
President Tubman Of Liberia Receives Honorary Degree -
May 16, 1963
A
Call To African Leaders - 1963 Summit -
May 25, 1963
Message
To 6th Session Of Economic Commission For Africa -
Feb. 20, 1964
1st
Anniversary Of Organization Of African Unity -
May 26, 1964
Organization
Of African Unity Summit (O.A.U.), Cairo -
Jul. 21, 1964
Ethiopia
And Organization Of African Unity -
Nov. 09, 1964
Nation-wide
Broadcast - African Liberation Day -
May 26, 1965
Speech
To O.A.U. On Rhodesia - Jul. 07, 1966
U.N.
Committee On Independence For Colonial Countries -
Jul. 07, 1966
Opening
3rd Session Of The Summit -
Nov. 06, 1966
Chapter IV - Historic - War and Peace
Unveiling
Menelik's Statue - Nov. 02, 1930
Speech
To Ethiopian Parliament On Italy's Aggression -
July 11, 1934
Mobilization
Proclamation - Oct. 03, 1935
Appeal To The League Of Nations -
Speech At The League Of Nations In 1938 -
Stepping
Back On Ethiopian Soil After 5 Years Of Exile -
Jan. 22, 1940
"The Golden Declaration" -
Liberation - Jan. 22, 1940
The
Mercy Proclamation - July 1940
Triumphant
Entry - Victory Day - May 05, 1941
"V.E.
Day" Declaration - May 1945
Re-Union
Anniversary - Sep. 13, 1960
25th
Anniversary Of Liberation -
May 05, 1966
Chapter V - United Nations International
United
Nations And War Settlement - Sep. 20,
1949
United
Nations And Collective Security - Nov.
02, 1953
United
Nations And The League Of Nations -
Jun. 01, 1954
U.N.E.S.C.O.
And Education - Feb. 17, 1960
Collective
Security - Nov. 02, 1960
United
Nations And Disarmament - Nov. 02,
1960
Address
To The United Nations - Oct. 06, 1963
20th
Anniversary Of United Nations Charter -
Jun. 27, 1965
Opening
Of U.N.I.C.E.F Conference -
May 17, 1966
Chapter VI - Legal & Constitutional
Decree
- Granting Constitution - Jul. 16,
1931
Upon
The Signing Of The Ethiopian Constitution -
Jul. 16, 1931
Opening
1st Ethiopian Parliment - Nov. 02,
1932
Convening
The Codification Commission - Mar. 26,
1954
Promulgating
The Revised Constitution - Nov. 03,
1955
Public
Officials Called To Responsibilities -
Apr. 14, 1961
Addressing
Judges On Justice And The Law - Aug.
24, 1961
Speech
On Far-Reaching Administrative Reforms -
Nov. 02, 1961
Labour
Laws -Nov. 02, 1962
Development
Reforms - Eritrea - Jan. 18, 1963
Constitutional
Reforms - Mar. 22, 1966
Speech
On Strengthening The Nation's Political Fabric -
Nov. 02, 1966
Chapter VII - Domestic
Address
To The Nation On His Tour - Aug. 29,
1959
Modern
Ethiopianism - Nov. 02, 1961
Visit
To Eritrea - Jun. 27, 1962
Accepting
Eritrean Assembly Decision For Administration Union -
Nov. 16, 1962
Address
At The New Year -
Sep. 11, 1965
Chapter VIII - Agriculture
Encouraging
Agriculture - Nov. 02, 1949
Agriculture
Basis Of Economy - Nov. 02, 1960
Opens
Agricultural Show - Nov. 17, 1951
Forestry
- Arbour Day - Jul. 19, 1958
Irrigation
- Nov. 02, 1958
Aiding
The Farmer - Nov. 03, 1959
Agricultural
Development Centre In Awassa - Jul.
23, 1960
Agriculture
And Land Reform - Nov. 02, 1961
Encouraging
Agriculture - Nov. 21, 1963
Veterinary
Service -
Jul. 17, 1965
Chapter IX - Economic Development
Concerning
The Currency Law - Nov. 22, 1946
Foreign
Credits - Nov. 03, 1959
Foreign
Capital Participation - Nov. 02, 1960
Plans
For Economic Development - Oct. 14,
1962
Plans
For Economic Development - Second 5-Year Plan -
Nov. 02, 1962
Visit
To Awassa - Oct. 25, 1962
Community
Development - Jul. 07, 1964
Assistance
And Investment - Nov. 02, 1964
Economic
And Technical Aid - Nov. 16, 1965
Opens
Berhanena Selam Printing Press - Nov.
25, 1965
State
Of The Nation's Economy -
Nov. 02, 1966
Chapter X - Industrial Development
Opens
Wonji Sugar Estate - Mar. 20, 1954
Indo-Ethiopian
Textiles - Inauguration - Apr. 08,
1960
Elements
of Industrialization - Nov. 02, 1960
Visit
To Indo-Ethiopian Textile Factory -
Mar. 28, 1962
Shoa
Sugar Factory - Inauguration - Nov.
10, 1962
Cement
Factory - Inauguration - May 19, 1965
Pepsi-Cola
Plant - Inauguration - Mar. 28, 1966
Sheet
Metal Plant - Inauguration - Oct. 01,
1966
Textile
Mill At Mojo - Inauguration -
Dec. 24, 1966
Chapter XI - Health
Public
Health - Nov. 03, 1951
Dedjazmatch
Balcha Hospital - Oct. 26, 1957
10th
Anniversary of World Health Organization (WHO) -
Apr. 07, 1958
Opening
of Ethio-Swedish Clinic - Dec. 02,
1959
Dedication
of Prince Makonnen Hospital - Nov. 08,
1961
Lays
Cornerstone of Police Hospital - Nov.
23, 1961
15th
Anniversary Of Dejazmatch Balcha Hospital -
Nov. 01, 1962
Opens
Ghandi Hospital - Dec. 05, 1963
St.
Mary's Hospital - Inauguration -
Jan. 14, 1966
Chapter XII - Transportation & Communication
Cornerstone
Of Railway Terminal - 1908
Opens
Postal Head Office - 1927
Cornerstone
Of The Assab Port - May 10, 1958
Communications
- Nov. 02, 1960
Development -
Nov. 02, 1960
The
Assab Port - Inauguration - Dec. 03,
1961
Receiving
"H.M.S. Ethiopia" - Jun. 17,
1962
Cornerstone
Of Bole International Airport - Jul.
17, 1962
Receiving
Boeing Jets - Dec. 04, 1962
Improved
Communications - Nov. 21, 1963
Cornerstone
Of Assab Refinery - May 08, 1965
African
Unity And Telecommunications -
Mar. 08, 1966
Chapter XIII - Light & Power
Laying
Foundation Stone Of Koka Dam - May 31,
1958
Koka
Dam - Inauguration - May 04, 1960
Laying
Foundation Stone Of Awash II - Jan.
24, 1965
Opening
Of Awash II - Dec. 11, 1966
Laying
Cornerstone of Ginda Dam -
Jan. 18, 1967
Chapter XIV - Security
Security
- Nov. 15, 1948
Kagnew
Battalion and Collective Security -
Apr. 14, 1951
Honoring
Fallen Officers - Feb. 15, 1958
Presenting
Colours - May 18, 1959
Reviewing
Military Manoeuvres - May 02, 1960
Speech
To The Harar Military Academy - Oct.
03, 1960
Speech
At Air Force Display -
May 08, 1966
Chapter XV - Culture
Unveiling
Ras Makonnen's Monument - Oct. 02,
1960
Receives
"Carver Award" - Jan. 05,
1961
The
Revised Amharic Bible - Jul. 23, 1961
Opens
German Cultural Institute - Jun. 11,
1962
Opens
Haile Selassie I Prize Trust - May 14,
1964
Haile
Selassie I Foundation - Inauguration -
Sep. 02, 1965
3rd
International Conference Of Ethiopian Studies -
Apr. 03, 1966
Speech
To International Conference On Africa And The World -
Oct. 03, 1966
Chapter XVI - Religion
Unveiling
Monument To Abuna Petros -
Welcoming
Agreement On Church Independence -
On Nomination Of 1st Head Of Church -
Investure Of Bishops -
Dedication Of Debre Libanos Church -
Nov. 18, 1962
Conference
Of Oriental Orthodox Churches - Jan.
15, 1965
Accepting Formally Title
"Defender Of The Faith" -
Speech To All-Africa Lutheran Conference -
Oct. 13, 1965
Chapter XVII - Humanitarian
Death
of Blatengeta Heruye In The United Kingdom -
Sep. 19, 1938
Death
Of Duke Of Harar - Prince Makonnen -
May 18, 1957
Ending
Of Mourning - Prince Makonnen - May
25, 1957
Address
To Boy Scout Movement - Jun. 06, 1959
Condolence
Upon The Death Of Dag Hammarskjoeld -
Sep. 18, 1961
Passing
Of Empress Menen - Feb. 15, 1962
Speech
On The "Freedom From Hunger" Campaign -
Feb. 20, 1963
Burial
Of The Congo Casualties - Apr. 19,
1963
Upon
The Death Of President Kennedy - Nov.
23, 1963
Speech
To The World Council For The Blind -
Jul. 29, 1964
Chapter XVIII - Press
Interview
With Editor, "Voice Of Ethiopia" -
Apr. 05, 1948
Interviewed
By Yugoslav Press - Sep. 09, 1959
Speech
To Visiting U.S. Editors - Mar. 14,
1960
Press
Conference Regarding Somalia - Feb.
24, 1964
Press
Conference: 74th Birthday - Jul. 30,
1966
Press
Conference On Djibouti - Sep. 16, 1966
Speech
To Visiting Journalists - Feb. 04,
1967
Heartical thanks and praises to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I and Ba Beta Krisiyan Haile Selassie I -- The Church of Haile Selassie I, Inc. for posting the speeches at http://www.himchurch.org/Haile_Selassie_I-Selected_Speeches.html