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Haile Selassie visits Jamaica

21/07/2013

BBC World Service - Witness History, Haile Selassie visits Jamaica

In 1966, the Emperor of Ethiopia made a state visit to the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

In 1966, Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia visited Jamaica. His arrival prompted huge excitement in the island's Rastafarian community.

In 1966, Haile Selassie the Emperor of Ethiopia made his first and only visit to Jamaica - home of the Rastafari movement which revered him. Alex Last has been speaking to two Jamaicans who witnessed his historic arrival.

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