Garvey’s prophecy and Haile Selassie’s actions and policies led many Rastafarians to venerate him as the living God, or ‘Jah.’ He embodied the hope of African redemption for many followers ...

Far from the depictions of Haile Selassie as a benevolent dictator, messiah, and even a god, Haile Selassie is reviled by many as a tyrannical dictator who presided over countless deaths.