Ethiopian Coup Attempt

Date: December 13, 1960 • Location: Rome, Italy

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1960.

With Haile Selassie (pictured), Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.

Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930.