List of titles and honours of Haile Selassie
In his 58 years of leadership in Ethiopia, first as Regent and then Emperor, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia accumulated numerous honours and decorations both domestically and abroad. As a result of his numerous foreign visits, he was one of the most decorated personages in human history.[1] During his lifetime, he was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as having been awarded the most decorations of any person.[2]
Titles and styles
- 23 July 1892 – 1 November 1905: Lij Tafari Makonnen
- 1 November 1905 – 8 September 1911: Dejazmach Tafari Makonnen
- 8 September 1911 – 7 October 1928: Ras Tafari Makonnen
- 7 October 1928 – 2 November 1930: Negus Tafari Makonnen
- 2 November 1930 – 12 September 1974: His Imperial Majesty the King of Kings of Ethiopia, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God.
Orders and decorations
National orders
Chief Commander of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia (1909)[3] Grand Cordon of the Order of Solomon (1930)[4] Grand Collar of the Order of the Seal of Solomon[3] Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba[3] Grand Cordon of the Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia)[3] Grand Cordon of the Order of Menelik II[3]
Foreign orders
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) (United Kingdom, 1917) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy (Kingdom of Italy, 1917) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Kingdom of Italy, 1924) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (Kingdom of Greece, 19 August 1924) Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium, 1924) Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) (United Kingdom, 1924) Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) (United Kingdom, 1924) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau (Luxembourg, 25 May 1924) Grand Cross of the Legion d'Honneur (France, 1924) Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal, 1925) Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (Kingdom of Italy, 1928) Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain (United Kingdom, 1930) Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan, 1956 -Grand Cordon in 1930-) Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali (Kingdom of Egypt, 1930) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands, 1930) Knight of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland, 1930) Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (USA, 1945) Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Olav (Norway, 1949) Yugoslav Great Star (Yugoslavia, 1954) Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany, 1954) Knight Grand Cross of the Military William Order (Netherlands, 3 November 1954)[5] Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG) (United Kingdom, 1954) Knight of the Order of the Elephant (RE) (Denmark, 1954) Knight of the Order of the Seraphim (RSerafO) (Sweden, 1954) Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico, 1954) Grand Star of the Order of Merit of the Austrian Republic (Austria, 1954) Member of the Order of Merit for National Foundation, the "Order of the Republic of Korea" grade (South Korea, 1955) Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 1955) Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan, 1956) Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam (South Vietnam, 1958) Grand Commander of the Order of Truth (Burma, 1958) Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil, 1958) Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class (Indonesia, 1958) Hilal-i-Pakistan, 1st Class (Pakistan, 1958) Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand, 1958) Grand Cross of the Riband of the Three Military Orders (Order Of Christ, Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz, and Order of St. James of the Sword) (Portugal, 10 August 1959)[6] 1st Class of the Order of Suvorov (USSR, 1959) Grand Cross of the Order of the Somali Star (Somalia) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Nile (Egypt, 22 May 1963) Commander of the Order of the Shield and Spears (Buganda, 1964) Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi (Iran, 1964) Star of the People's Republic of Romania (Romania, 1964) Member 1st Class with Diamonds of the Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary (Hungary, 1964) Collar of the National Order of Honour and Merit (Haiti, 1966) Necklace of the Order of Jean-Jacques Dessalines the Great (Haiti, 1966)[7] Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland, 1967) Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (D.M.N.) (Malaysia, 21 May 1968) Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana (CSG) (Ghana, 1970) Collar of the Order of Pius IX (Holy See, 1970) Knight Collar of the Order of Charles III (Spain, 27 April 1971)[8] Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín (Argentina) Grand Cross of the National Order of Dahomey (Benin) Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes (Bolivia) Order of Valour (Cameroon) Order of Central African Merit (Central African Republic) Grand Cross of the National Order of Chad (Republic of Chad) Collar of the Order of Merit (Chile) Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Congo) Order of the White Lion 1st Class with Collar (Czechoslovakia) Collar of the Order of the White Rose (Finland) Grand Cross of the Order of the Equatorial Star (Gabon) Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Guinea) Grand Order of the Hashemites (Kingdom of Iraq) Order of al-Hussein bin Ali (Jordan) Supreme Order of the Renaissance, Knight (Jordan) Grand Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (Kenya) Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit (Lebanon) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia (Liberia) Order of Idris I (Libya) Grand Cordon of the National Order of Madagascar (Madagascar) Order of the Lion (Malawi) Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali (Mali) Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Mauritania) Order of Muhammad (Morocco) Grand Cross of the National Order (Niger) Order of the Federal Republic (Nigeria) Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (Peru) Raja of the Order of Sikatuna (Philippines) Order of Christ (Portugal) Order of Abdulaziz al Saud, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia) Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion (Senegal) Cordon of Honour (Sudan) Order of Umayyad (Syria) Special Grade of the Order of Propitious Clouds (Taiwan) Grand Cross of the Order of Mono (Togo) Order of Independence (Tunisia) Order of the Source of the Nile (Uganda) Grand Cross of the National Order of Upper Volta (Republic of Upper Volta) Collar of the Order of the Liberator (Venezuela) Collar of the National Order of the Leopard (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Zambia (Zambia)
Foreign decorations and medals
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with a bronze palm (France, 1945) Military Medal (France, 1954) Medal of Military Merit 1st Class (Kingdom of Greece, 28 October 1954) Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Korean War Service Medal (South Korea, 1959) Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (Iran, 14 October 1971)[9]
- Other Foreign Distinctions
- Honorary Citizen of Belgrade (Yugoslavia, 1954)[10]
- Jamaica Kings House Honouree (Jamaica, 1966)
- Honorary Citizen of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia, 1972)[11]
- Great Buffalo High Chief [Native American Indians] June 18, 1954
Military ranks
Haile Selassie held the following ranks:
- Field Marshal, Imperial Ethiopian Army
- Admiral of the Fleet, Imperial Ethiopian Navy
- Marshal of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force
Foreign ranks
- Field Marshal, British Army, 20 January 1965[12]
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