This is a vintage original royal invitation for an extremely prominent historical figure… The Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie 1 and it is signed by him & his Ambassador Berhanu Dinka! The last two photos we added are not included but are just for your reference so that you can see the Martin Luther King invitation and also his authenticated autograph. You can see that this is obviously 100% authentic & we guarantee it in perpetuity. We will send it in the original frame that has kept it safe for the last 55 years! Emperor Haile Selassie I worked to modernize Ethiopia for several decades before famine and political opposition forced him from office in 1974. Much has been made of Martin Luther King’s invitation which was signed by the Emperor of Ethiopia as well. We are even providing some background on that for you at the bottom of this description. Background on last 2 reference only photos. Invitation to Martin & Coretta King from Emperor Haile Selassie. Photo courtesy: The King Center. New York (TADIAS) A few months before he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, Martin Luther King Jr received a letter from the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, D. On July 13th, 1964 inviting him to attend the 73rd birthday anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie. Coincidentally that same year both MLK and Haile Selassie had made the shortlist for the Nobel Peace Prize; for the latter it followed the establishment of the Organization of African Unity (African Unions predecessor) the previous year in May 1963. Berhanu Dinka (June 4, 1935 July 8, 2013) was an Ethiopian diplomat and economist. He was the Ambassador to Djibouti, Canada, the United States, and the Permanent Representatives to the United Nations. Dinka served as Ethiopia’s first Ambassador to Djibouti from 1980 to 1984. The item “Autographed HAILE SELASSIE I Emperor of Ethiopia & Ambassador Dinka 1 Invitation” is in sale since Wednesday, May 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “auctionhunters” and is located in Burbank, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Uruguay, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Signed by: Haile Selassie 1 & Berhanu Dinka
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Reproduction: Original
