Emperor Haile Selassie (I) and the Organization of African Unity (Devoted to the 50 th anniversary of the African Union)

The article is devoted to the history of the creation of the Organization of African Unity (since July 2001, the African Union), the author devotes particular attention the role of the Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I in bringing the African countries together and the establishment of overall African organization.

Haile Selassie I, Ketema Yifru, K. Nkrumah, Seiko Toure, Nasser, the Ethio-pian empire, the Brazzavile group, the Casablanca group, Monrovia group, the OAU, the AU