Emperor of Ethiopia

Emperor of Ethiopia
ዐፄ
Imperial
Imperial coat of arms
Last to reign Haile Selassie 2 April 1930 – 12 September 1974
Details
Style	His Imperial Majesty
First monarch	Menelik I
Last monarch	Haile Selassie
Formation	1270 AD
Abolition	21 March 1975
Residence	Menelik Palace
Appointer	Hereditary
Pretender(s)	Zera Yacob Amha Selassie

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The emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት, romanized: nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse (Amharic: ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. The emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country. A National Geographic article from 1965 called imperial Ethiopia "nominally a constitutional monarchy; in fact [it was] a benevolent autocracy".^[1]