As Promulgated BY His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I
on 24th Tekemt 1948 (4th of November,1955) on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of His Coronation.
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 beginning of Oue 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 ETHIOPIA, do, on the occasion of the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Our Coronation, hereby proclaim and place into forse and effect as from today, 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.
HAILE SELLASSIE I
Emperor
TSAHAFE TEZAZ TAFARRA WORQ
Minister of the Pen
