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Mandela's Ethiopian passport. Top left reads "Empire of Ethiopia" along with insignia of the Ethiopian monarchy of the era. Underneath it reads in Amharic and in English: "To all whom it may concern. Greetings. We request the civil and military authorities of all friendly countries to allow the bearer to pass freely and without hindrance and to afford him every assistance of which he stands in need." Signature of Zewde Hailemariam, an Ethiopian government official at the time. Passport number: 8786. Name: David Motsamayi. Nationality: Ethiopian. The lower page: Profession: journalist. Birth: 18/7/1918, Bechuanaland (defunct British protectorate, now South Africa) Height: 1.78 Eye color: Brown Hair color: Black