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Visit of Selassie to Jamaica

An historic visit of Haile Selassie to Jamaica occurred on April 21 1966. Thousands of Rastafarians from both city and country in Jamaica descended on the Kingston airport having heard that the king of the rastas was coming to visit his subjects. They waited at the airport smoking lots of cannabis and playing drums. When Haile Selassie arrived, he refused to get off the aeroplane for an hour until a well known Rasta persuaded him. From then on the visit was a success. For the first time in Jamaican society the Rastas became respectable.


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