WAEC Government 2010 Objective — Question 17

Question 17 of 49 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2010 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A good example of an absolute monarch is

A. A. Adolf Hitler of Germany
B. B. Benito Mussolini of Italy
C. C. Haile Selassie of EthiopiaCorrect
D. D. Margaret Thatcher of Britain

Explanation

Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was a good example of absolute monarchy. During his reign as the monarch in Ethiopia, he was the Head of State both in name and in deed and exercised wide powers. Note, however, that Ethiopia has long discarded the monarchical form of government.

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