This paper presents the edition of a short bilingual Amharic-French biography of Tafari/ Hāyla Sellāsē published in Ethiopia in 1930. This biography, published by the Ethiopian government, is a panegyric text aiming at presenting the life and the political actions of Tafari Makwannen until he became King of kings of Ethiopia, in a way, which shows the continuous and development of his career towards the highest levels of power. This text is one of the first examples of the official narrative on the legitimacy of Tafari as King of kings of Ethiopia. The historiographical aspect is extremely important and this text deserves publication. This paper aims at contributing to our knowledge and understanding of the creation of an official Ethiopian...