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Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War through the merger of Italian Somaliland , Italian Eritrea , and the newly occupied Ethiopian Empire .
- Occupied Eritrea
Prehistory. At Buya in Eritrea, one of the oldest hominids...
- Getachew Abate
In 1935, at the time of the Italian invasion, as the Shum of...
- East African campaign (World War II)
The East African campaign (also known as the Abyssinian...
- East Africa
The Italian occupation of Ethiopia ended in 1941 during...
- Occupied Eritrea
Italian East Africa ( Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War through the merger of Italian Somaliland, Italian Eritrea, and the newly occupied Ethiopian Empire. Quick Facts Status, Capital ... Close.
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1936 - 1941. Related Places: Ethiopia. Somalia. Eritrea. Italian East Africa, group of Italian possessions in eastern Africa in the period 1936–41. It comprised Ethiopia (annexed by Italy on May 9, 1936, and proclaimed a part of Italian East Africa June 1) together with the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland (now part of Somalia).
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Italian East Africa, former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia. The federation was formed (1936) to consolidate the administration of the three areas.
Apr 12, 2024 · Italian East Africa ( Italian : Africa Orientale Italiana, AOI) [3] was an Italian colony in the Horn of Africa. It was formed in 1936 after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War through the merger of Italian Somaliland, Italian Eritrea, and the newly occupied Ethiopian Empire. [4] Contents. History. Conquest of Ethiopia. Second World War and dissolution.