WAEC Government 2010 Question 17

Question 17

Forms of Government

A good example of an absolute monarch is

  1. A.Adolf Hitler of Germany.
  2. B.Benito Mussolini of Italy.
  3. C.Haile Salessie of Ethiopia.
  4. D.Margaret Thatcher of Britain.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (Haile Salessie of Ethiopia.)

Explanation

Emperor Haile Selassie ruled Ethiopia as an absolute monarch until 1974; Hitler and Mussolini were dictators, not monarchs.