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On this day 55 years ago —18 April 1966— Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie came to Trinidad on a four-day visit. He’d been invited by T&T’s first prime minister Dr. Eric Williams who, the year before, had gone to Ethiopia as part of a nine-nation African tour three years after T&T gained political independence from Britain. To facilitate the Emperor’s trip, Williams coordinated a Caribbean tour that also included Jamaica, Haiti, and Barbados. Selassie was welcomed by thousands of people at Piarco Airport, greeted by Governor General Solomon Hochoy, and given a 21-gun Imperial Salute by 150 officers of the T&T Regiment. His first stop from the airport was the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Arouca where he read an excerpt from the Scriptures, then closed the Book with what was described as a “strikingly fervent kiss”. The Emperor also met with representatives of various faiths, and made a donation for a foundation in one of the poorer areas of the country. When Selassie visited the Parliament, he urged the representatives of the people to look beyond the confines of their sectarian concerns to embrace national and international interests. He also visited The University of the West Indies, laid a wreath at the Cenotaph at Memorial Square, paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Port-of-Spain Edward Taylor and the San Fernando Borough Council, and attended a Cultural Rally at the Queen’s Park Oval. On his final day, in Tobago, he visited a Ethiopian Orthodox Church service. Credit: @dominickalipersad . Photo by Noel Norton shows Selassie being introduced to ANR Robinson by Prime Minister Dr Eric Williams. . Video: Vintage footage courtesy Government Information Service. . . #haileselassie #ethiopianemperor #selassievisitstrinidad #tthistory #vintagetrinidad . - #jamaica #carnival #jerkchicken #trinidad #soca #trinidadandtobago #carnivalcruise #grenada🇬🇩 #stlucia #barbados #jamaica🇯🇲 #trinidadcarnival #caribbeanlife #caribbeanfood #stvincent #socamusic #carnivalparty #socatrucks #socado #trinidadandtobago🇹🇹 #carnival2019 #carnivalpalette #carnivalweddingphotographer #carnivalbkk https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2c_R0J9i_/?igshid=nb1gzfjc2y4k