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Haile Selassie I - Testimonies

Wolf Leslau, Professor of Semitic Languages – 1967

Los Angeles, UCLA, April 24 1967

“Your Imperial Majesty,

it is a great honor for me to welcome You in the name of our Faculty.

We salute in You a living symbol: You are the representative of a country with an old civilization which, although cut off from the Western world for many centuries, has become one of the leading nations of Africa under Your wise leadership.

We salute in You a symbol of education: from the very beginning You have understood that only an educated citizen can be a free and useful citizen. With the limited means at Your disposal, You have promoted the educational system of Your country and symbolized it by assuming personally the post of Minister of Education for many years. (…)

The scientific work of scholars has been made possible thanks to the wholehearted cooperation of your government and your people. I take this opportunity to express to You our gratitude for your cooperation and to wish You a long life for the successful accomplishment of Your goal.”

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