Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia speaking to the League of Nations appealing ItalyEmperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia posing with an anti-aircraft gun at Battle of Maychew, Ethiopia, 31 Mar 1936British Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and British Colonel Orde Wingate at Dembecha, Ethiopia, 15 Apr 1941Emperor Haile Selassie I in his study at the palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, circa 1942
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia speaking to the League of Nations appealing Italy's invasion, Geneva, Switzerland, 1936Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia posing with an anti-aircraft gun at Battle of Maychew, Ethiopia, 31 Mar 1936British Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and British Colonel Orde Wingate at Dembecha, Ethiopia, 15 Apr 1941Emperor Haile Selassie I in his study at the palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, circa 1942
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States aboard USS Quincy, Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, 13 Feb 1945Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia at the main gate of Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, 1954Crown Princess Michiko of Japan, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and Crown Prince Akihito of Japan, Japan, 1955US Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Princess Hirut Desta of Ethiopia, US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and US President John Kennedy, Union Station, Washington, United States, 1 Oct 1963; also present were US Captain Tazewell Shepard (in naval uniform, behind Haile Selassie I), and Ambassadors Mostafa Kamel of United Arab Republic and Osman El Hadari of Sudan (both at right edge of photograph)
Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States aboard USS Quincy, Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, 13 Feb 1945Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia at the main gate of Buckingham Palace, London, England, United Kingdom, 1954Crown Princess Michiko of Japan, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and Crown Prince Akihito of Japan, Japan, 1955US Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Princess Hirut Desta of Ethiopia, US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, and US President John Kennedy, Union Station, Washington, United States, 1 Oct 1963; also present were US Captain Tazewell Shepard (in naval uniform, behind Haile Selassie I), and Ambassadors Mostafa Kamel of United Arab Republic and Osman El Hadari of Sudan (both at right edge of photograph)
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