London Emperor Haile Selassie - from our story 'Victoria Station – A History in 33 Photos'

Emperor Haile Selassie, once ruler of rolling Abyssinia, returned, a tragic, defeated figure with downcast eyes. He returned from Geneva where he had made a last bid to secure the League Council’s repudiation of Mussolini’s claims to sovereignty over Abyssinia. The Negus Haile Selassie, walking from the platform at Victoria Station in London, on May 14, 1938, on his return from Geneva. (AP Photo)

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