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==History== | ==History== | ||
The creation of modern-day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent, distinct kingdoms and sultanates eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea. After the defeat of the Italian colonial army in 1942, Eritrea was administered by the British Military Administration until 1952. Following the UN General Assembly decision, in 1952, Eritrea would govern itself with a local Eritrean parliament but for foreign affairs and defense it would enter into a federal status with Ethiopia for a period of 10 years. However, in 1962 the government of Ethiopia annulled the Eritrean parliament and formally annexed Eritrea. In 1991, after 30 years of continuous armed struggle for independence, the Eritrean liberation fighters entered the capital city, Asmara, in victory. | The creation of modern-day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent, distinct kingdoms and sultanates eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea. After the defeat of the Italian colonial army in 1942, Eritrea was administered by the British Military Administration until 1952. Following the UN General Assembly decision, in 1952, Eritrea would govern itself with a local Eritrean parliament but for foreign affairs and defense it would enter into a federal status with Ethiopia for a period of 10 years. However, in 1962 the government of Ethiopia annulled the Eritrean parliament and formally annexed Eritrea. In 1991, after 30 years of continuous armed struggle for independence, the Eritrean liberation fighters entered the capital city, Asmara, in victory. | ||
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1961 - 1991 The Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until the Eritrean People's Liberation Front defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea and helped a coalition of Ethiopian rebel forces take control of the Ethiopian capital<br> | 1961 - 1991 The Eritrean War for Independence went on for 30 years against successive Ethiopian governments until the Eritrean People's Liberation Front defeated the Ethiopian forces in Eritrea and helped a coalition of Ethiopian rebel forces take control of the Ethiopian capital<br> | ||
1994 - The Eritrean People's Liberation Front renamed itself the People's Front for Democracy and Justice as part of its transformation into Eritrea's ruling political party<br> | 1994 - The Eritrean People's Liberation Front renamed itself the People's Front for Democracy and Justice as part of its transformation into Eritrea's ruling political party<br> | ||
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*[http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Eritrea.html Eritrea History] | |||
[[Category: Eritrea]] | [[Category: Eritrea]] | ||
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