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24 April 1966, the President for life, François Duvalier hosted the emperor of E…


24 April 1966, the President for life, François Duvalier hosted the emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, a.k.a. King of Kings (and the Lion of Judas). During the visit, Duvalier awarded Haile Selassie the Necklace of the Order of Jean-Jacques Dessalines the Great, and the emperor, in turn, bestowed upon Duvalier the Great Necklace of the Order of the Queen of Sheba. Haiti was part of many countries (Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica) Selassie was visiting on his Caribbean goodwill tour, in an effort to renew the ancestral ties between Africa and the Caribbeans of African descent. He was the only head of state to visit Haiti during the presidency of François Duvalier. As a proponent of the black nationalist platform, Duvalier was a supporter of the Pan-African model of excellence, and welcomed Haile Selassie I with open arms.
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24 avril 1966, le président à vie, François Duvalier, accueillit l’empereur d’Éthiopie, Haile Selassie Ier, roi de rois (et le lion de Judas). Au cours de la visite, Duvalier lui a décerné le collier de l’ordre de Jean-Jacques Dessalines le Grand et l’empereur, à son tour, lui a décerné le grand collier de l’ordre de la reine de Sheba. Haïti faisait partie des pays (Trinité-et-Tobago, Jamaïque) parmi lesquels Selassie visitait lors de sa tournée de bonne volonté dans les Caraïbes afin de renouer les liens ancestraux entre l’Afrique et les Caraïbes de descendance africaine. Il était le seul chef d’État à se rendre en Haïti sous la présidence de François Duvalier. En tant que défenseur de la plate-forme nationaliste noire, Duvalier était partisan du modèle d’excellence panafricain et accueillit Haile Selassie I à bras ouverts.
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An 1966, François Duvalier, Prezidan a vi, te akeyi anperè Etiopi a, Haile Selassie Ier, Wa dè Wa (liyon Jida). Lè vizit la, Duvalier bay Haile Selassie yon kolye lòd Jean-Jacques Dessalines le Grand, anperè a li mèm tou, te bay Duvalier yon gran kolye lòd la rèn peyi Sheba a. Ayiti te fè pati yon toune plizyè peyi (Trinidad ak Tobago, Jamaica) anperè a tap vizite. Selassie te fè vizit sa yo pou li te renouvle lyen zansèt yo ant Lafrik ak peyi karayib ak desandans Afriken.

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