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Did Haile Selassie do or say anything to kickstart the Rastafari movement?

Had he ever claimed he was Jah, had he denied it, or had he remained silent about it?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I'm not an expert on the subject but I think he just ignored it?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie_I_of_E...

  • BELLA
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I've heard that Jamaica was experiencing a period of drought and when Haile Selassie arrived so did the rain...and they started believing since then....i don't know about him claiming or denying it

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i believe he did

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