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Haile Selassie's exile in Britain

Friday 26 7.30pmMay
2017

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Haile Selassie's exile in Britain

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Haile selassie

The gripping story of how Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ended up as a refugee in Britain in the 1930s.

The talk, by Keith Bowers, will focus on the Emperor's tempestuous struggles while in exile and will also reveal details of his visit to the Isle of Wight in 1938.

Admission £2 but free for Local History Society members.