Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Members of Ethiopian Diaspora Gather at British Home of Former Emperor

Marthe van der Wolf

   BATH, ENGLAND - Traveling to the British town of Bath has become a
   pilgrimage of sorts for people of Ethiopian heritage. When Ethiopian
   Emperor Haile Selassie had to go into exile, he landed in Bath. The
   town, about 145 kilometers west of London, hosted the emperor from 1936
   to 1940.

   When the Italians under Benito Mussolini invaded Ethiopia in 1935,
   Haile Selassie, was forced to temporarily go in exile in Britain. He
   lived in Bath at Fairfield House, which also hosted his family, closest
   confidants and entourage.

.