Antique Omega 14k Gold Pocket Watch Haile Selassie Ethiopian Market

  
Amazing dial with Haile Selassie portrait with gold hand-painted contour which changes color depending on the angle. If you have any questions feel free to ask, we are here to help. Diameter without a crown 45mm. Haile Selassie I Ge'ez: , qädamawi haylä sllasé[nb 1]; Amharic pronunciation: [hal slase] (listen)[nb 2] (23 July 1892 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael, [4] was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 25 May 1963 to 17 July 1964 and 5 November 1966 to 11 September 1967. He was a member of the Solomonic Dynasty. At the League of Nations in 1936, the Emperor condemned the use of chemical weapons by Italy against his people during the Second ItaloEthiopian War.

[5] His internationalist views led to Ethiopia's becoming a charter member of the United Nations, and his political thought and experience in promoting multilateralism and collective security have proved seminal and enduring. [6] His suppression of rebellions among the landed aristocracy (the mesafint), which consistently opposed his reforms, as well as what some critics perceived to be Ethiopia's failure to modernize rapidly enough, [7] earned him criticism among some contemporaries and historians. [8] His regime was also criticized by human rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch, as autocratic and illiberal. [10][11] Beginning in Jamaica in the 1930s, the Rastafari movement perceives Haile Selassie as a messianic figure who will lead a future golden age of eternal peace, righteousness, and prosperity.

[12] Haile Selassie was an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian throughout his life. Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history. The item "Antique Omega 14k Gold Pocket Watch Haile Selassie Ethiopian Market" is in sale since Thursday, June 15, 2017.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique". The seller is "dushdimi" and is located in EUROPE.

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• Brand: OMEGA
• Closure: Open Face
• Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)