Ras Tafari in Lusoland: On the 50th anniversary of Haile Selassie´s I state visit to Portugal, 1959-2009 Exhibition Catalogue Edited by Isabel Boavida and Manuel João Ramos Illustrated by Manuel João Ramos Centro de Estudos Africanos 2009 !"#$%&"'()*+,"-.)/01)")21"3)24+,"5.6."7)8.(&"9::;" %,,"<0=>?("<+(+</+1@"A."B)<?".C"?>0("B4*,0D)?0.2"8)E"*+"<+B<.14D+1&"(?.<+1"02")"<+?<0+/),"(E(?+8&".<"?<)2(80??+1" 02")2E"C.<8".<"*E")2E"8+)2(&"+,+D?<.20D&"8+D>)20D),&"B>.?.D.BE02=&"<+D.<102=&".<".?>+<F0(+"F0?>.4?"?>+"B<0.<" B+<80((0.2".C"?>+"B4*,0(>+<@ G4*,0(>+1"*E"#$%"H"#+2?<."1+"$(?41.("%C<0D)2.( %/@"1)("I.<J)("%<8)1)(&"'K#L$ MNO;P:9N"Q0(*.2 G.<?4=), +P8)0,R"D+)S0(D?+@B? 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