#dignitaries

In 1860, the nineteen-year-old Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) visited the tomb of the man who had led the Continental Army to victory over the forces of Great Britain in the American Revolution. Demonstrating the renewed harmony between the two nations, President James Buchanan stands beside the heir to the British throne as he pays his respects at this American shrine. The clouds above the assembled crowd of dignitaries take the form of George Washington's profile.

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"Ebrie (now Kyaman) dignitaries wearing prestige clothes and regalias.During the colonial period the French sought to consolidate their authority over the peoples of the south-eastern region by creating district and cantonal chiefs. Though untraditional, these offices have survived, and their occupants have increasingly sought to gain status by adopting Akan-style regalia (as have the few traditional paramount chiefs in the region)."_OlivBusua-blog

Bavê Çawîş, the highest Êzidî temple guard of Lalish on the ongoing Êzidî genocide that started in 2014. To this day over 3200 Êzidî women and children are still in the hands of Daesh (ISIS) and used as sex slaves and military recruitment.