/ 4 October 2000

ETHIOPIA’S EMPEROR TO BE REBURIED

ETHIOPIA’S late Emperor Haile Selassie will be reburied on November 5 in a ceremony aimed at restoring the dignity of a monarch who died in murky circumstances 25 years ago. The body of the aged emperor, who was deposed by military officers in 1974 and was either murdered or simply allowed to die of neglect a year later, will be buried in a tomb in the Orthodox Trinity Cathedral in the capital Addis Ababa. The emperor’s body was exhumed from beneath a toilet in 1992. – Reuters