A car carrying Yugoslav President Tito on a visit to Postojna, Slovenia in 1958. In the 1950s this region was part of Yugoslavia, with Slovenia becoming an independent country in 1991. In military uniform, Tito stands to acknowledge people in the street. With him, seated, is the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Tito (Josip Broz – 1892–1980) was a Yugoslav was national leader from 1943 until his death. Haile Selassie I (1892– 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. This image is from an amateur onlooker’s 35mm colour transparency – a vintage 1950s photograph.

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A car carrying Yugoslav President Tito on a visit to Postojna, Slovenia in 1958. In the 1950s this region was part of Yugoslavia, with Slovenia becoming an independent country in 1991. In military uniform, Tito stands to acknowledge people in the street. With him, seated, is the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. Commonly known as Tito, Josip Broz (1892–1980) was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 until his death. Haile Selassie I (1892– 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. This image is from an amateur onlooker's 35mm colour transparency. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1950s photograph.

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Size: 3307px × 2233px
Location: Postojna, Slovenia
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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