For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; as astonishment hath taken hold of me. Jeremiah 8:21

Haile Selassie.
Occupation: Emperor. July 23, 1892-August 27, 1975
Haile Selassie never regarded himself as God, nor did he adhere to Rastafari.
Rastafarians regard Haile Selassie I as God because Marcus Garvey's prophecy - "Look to Africa where a black king shall be crowned, he shall be the Redeemer" - was swiftly followed by the ascension of Haile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia.
Haile Selassie I is regarded by Rastafarians as the God of the Black race.
This is supported by the Rastafarian idea that God himself is black, a claim backed by this Biblical text:ttfn