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Monday, February 22, 2010
The Chronology of Rastafari - Timeline
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excerpt from the book "Introduction to the Rastafari movement" by Boris Lutan among SPIRIT BATTER
| 1492 | Discover Jamaica by Christopher Columbus. Annexation of the island by Spain: ethnocide of Arawaks and massive importation of African slaves. |
| 1665 | Jamaica passes under the English yoke. |
| 1783 | Major landmark in the history of the current Ethiopian, George Liele founded the Ethiopian Baptist Church. |
| 1831 | Sam Sharpe Rebellion. |
| 1834 | Abolition slavery. |
| 1838 | The abolition becomes effective. |
| 1845 | Indian (India) settled on the island to work. |
| 1860 | The grandréveil religious Great Revival. |
| 1865 | Revolt under the leadership of Paul Bogle in Morant Bay. |
| August 17, 1887 | Birth Marcus Garvey. |
| July 23, 1892 | Birth Ras Tafari Makkonen. |
| 1896 | Defeat of the Italians against the army of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia at Adowa. |
| 1898 | Birth Leonard Percival Howell. |
| 1913 | Death of the Emperor Menelik II. |
| 1914 | Marcus Garvey founded the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association). |
| 1922 | Trial and incarceration of Marcus Garvey for tax evasion. |
| 1928 | Ras Tafari was inducted Negus (King) |
| November 2, 1930 | Ras Tafari was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings, Conquering Lion of the tribe of Judah. |
| 1930 | Outbreak of movement RastafariJamaica. |
| 1934 | Howell's arrest and his right arm Hinds speedy trial and incarceration. |
| 1935 | Invasion of Ethiopia by Mussolini's army. |
| 1937 | Establishment of the Ethiopian World Federation Inc.. (EWF). |
| 1940 | On his release from prison, Howell founded the Ethiopian Salvation Society. |
| 1941 | Arrest of Howell. |
| 1940 | Marcus Garvey died in London. |
| 1941 | Liberation of Ethiopia. |
| February 6, 1945 | Birth Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley). |
| 1954 | End of the Rastafarian community (the howellites) Pinnacle: arrest of members. |
| 1955 | Emperor grants territorial concessions to the black diaspora: Shashamani. |
| 1961 | Delegation of Rasta and Jamaican government official visiting Ethiopia. |
| 1961 | Ras Sam Brown ran for election (Black Man's Party). |
| 1962 | Independence of Jamaica. |
| 1965 | Delegation of Rastas in Ethiopia to explore the possibilities of repatriation. |
| April 21, 1966 | "Grounation Day" -- visit of Haile Selassie 1 in Jamaica. |
| 1966 | Destruction of the Ghetto Back O'Wall (neighborhood home to several communities rasta: one of Ras Sam Brown and Prince Emmanuel), police repression. |
| 1968 | Emergence of a new group rasta: the Twelve Tribes of Israel under the spiritual tutelage of the prophet Gad (Marley joined them in 1969). |
| Aug 1975 | Death of the Emperor. "Jah can not die!" |
| 1981 | Death of Leonard P. Howell. |
| May 11, 1981 | Death of Bob Marley. |
| 1992 | Rasta Festival to mark the centenary of the birth of Ras Tafari. |
| 1996 | Death of King Emmanuel, patriarch of the Bobo Dread. |
| November 14, 1996 | The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations recognizes the International Rastafarian Development Society as an NGO. |
| December 1996 | The sociologist Denis rasta Forsythe is charged with possession and consumption of ganja. Top of the legal saga. International Rastafari Conference in Barbados: New Directions. |
| 1998 | Death of Jah Rastafari Elders Ras Stone and Sam Brown. |
| 1999 | Indicted in 1991 for unlawful possession of cannabis, Benny toves Guerrero (aka Ras Iyah Ben) was acquitted of the charges against him. The Supreme Court of Guam (United States) have recognized the ganja as a component on the same basis as the wine and bread in the Eucharist ceremony. The arrest of the accused thus constitutes a violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of conscience and religion. |
| February 1999 | The father of reggae, Mauritian Kaya is murdered in prison following his incarceration for illegal consumption of cannabis. According to the official version of the local authorities, the singer would Rasta himself administered the fatal injuries ........ |
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