1. Haile Selassie
... the people when he is surrounded by favorable men (33)- Therefore, Selassie made sure he had corrupt men in office (43). Selassie placed great importance on image, which fueled his greed for lavish surroundings (41). He never appeared in poor areas of the country because he felt that it ... ruler he needed his tainted government to be to busy squabbling amongst themselves than to band together and oust him from rule. Thus, he understood classic divide and conquer' tactics to undermine any consorted effort against his rule. To more complicate matters there were three distinct factions: (1...
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