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Historical figure1892–1975

Haile Selassie I on the 12 Axes test

This is where Haile Selassie I sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

Haile Selassie I on the 12 Axes testFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Centralized

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Oligarchic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Order-first

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Internationalist

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Balanced

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Assimilationist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Market liberal

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Balanced

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Balanced

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Religious

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Conservative

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Tech optimist

Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology