Selassie directed Ethiopia into the League of Nations

One of the interesting facts about Haile Selassie is that he directed Ethiopia into the League of Nations. In 1923, Selassie led Ethiopia to be admitted to the League of Nations. He did this by vowing to abolish slavery in the country. During his time as Regent, the new Crown Prince developed a cautious modernization policy initiated by Menelik II. In addition, during this time, he survived the influenza pandemic of 1918, after being cured of his illness.

However, despite such a promise, slavery continued to be practiced in Ethiopia. Every emperor since Tewodros II has issued proclamations ending slavery. But even before Selassie, previous emperors from Tewodros II tried to end slavery, but despite efforts and claims, slavery persisted. The practice, still internationally despised, persisted during the reign of Haile Selassie with an estimated 2 million slaves in Ethiopia in the early 1930s.

A year after Ethiopia became part of the League of Nations, Selassie toured Europe. So Selassie is the first Ethiopian leader to go beyond Ethiopia's borders, an interesting fact about Haile Selassie.