Owing to its symbolic as well as historical significance, Emperor Haile Selassie’s state visit to West German in 1954 has been sufficiently narrated in numerous publications. However, the relations between Ethiopia and West German that continued after the visit have largely been ignored by researchers. This study will bring into analysis the dynamics that impacted the Ethio-West German relations during the period running up to the Ethiopian revolution of 1974. Those relations were undoubtedly influenced by Cold War politics. This study will therefore make its analysis within this global context as well.

_{Bild: Besuch des Ministers Zeleke in der BRD, in: Deutsche Kriegsopfer-Zeitung 11 (1954), S. 1, Politisches Archiv des Auswärtigen Amtes, PA AA B 11-ABT. 3/9.}