--- From introductory part of the book --- PROCLAMATION PROMULGATING THE REVISED CONSTITUTION OF THE EMPIRE OF ETHIOPIA CONQUERING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH HAILE SELLASSIE I ELECT OF GOD, EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA WHEREAS, twenty-four years ago, at the he ginning of Our Reign, We granted to Our faithful Subjects and proclaimed a Constitution for the Empire of Ethiopia; and WHEREAS, ALMIGHTY GOD, THE SOURCE OF ALL BENEFITS, has strengthened and inspired Us to lead Our beloved People, during Our Reign, through the greatest of trials and hardships to an era of great progress in all fields; and WHEREAS, being desirous of consolidating the progress achieved and of laying a solid basis for the happiness and prosperity of the present and future generations of Our People, We have prepared a Revised Constitution for Our Empire, after many years of searching study and reflections; and WHEREAS, Our Parliament, after due examination and deliberation, has submitted to Us its approval of this Revised Constitution; NOW THEREFORE, WE, HAILE SELLASSIE I, EMPEROR OF ETHI¬OPIA, do, on the occasion of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Our Coronation, hereby proclaim and place into force and effect as from to-day, the Revised Constitution of the Empire of Ethiopia, for the benefit, welfare, and progress of Our beloved People. GIVEN in Our Imperial Capital, on this the 4th day of November, 1955, and on the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Our Coronation. TSAHAFE TEZAZ TAFARRA WORQ Minister of the Pen |
