March 1961 - Selassie in Ghana - The old and the new

March 1961 - Selassie in Ghana - The old and the new - Emperor Haile Selassie and President Nkrumah share the limelight with Fathia Nkrumah. Haile Selassie I, Lion of Judah, Emperor of Abyssinia, one of Africa's last kings, nearly lost his throne recently. This article was written at the time of his state visit to the new Republic of Ghana - and underlines ironically the basic differences between a feudal monarchy and an up-to-date democracy. with the rapidly surging fire of African liberation spreading all over the continent, Emperor Haile Selassie I, Lion of Judah, God's Elect and descendant of the Queen of Sheba, finds himself as one of the only two remaining effective reigning monarchs in Africa. (Photograph by Drum Photographer BAHA)

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