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Italian East Africa
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. During the federation's existence, efforts were made to construct road systems and to establish new industries and agricultural plantations. Resistance to Italian rule was particularly strong in Ethiopia, and when British forces invaded the federation in Jan., 1941, they received widespread support. By Dec., 1942, the Italians had been totally defeated. Ethiopia was restored its independence; Eritrea was placed under Ethiopian control in 1952 (becoming independent of that country in 1993); and Italian Somaliland, after a period as a UN trusteeship, became part of Somalia in 1960. |
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"Italian East Africa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Italian East Africa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ItalianE.html "Italian East Africa." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ItalianE.html |
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Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana) was a federation of Italian East African colonies formed in 1936, comprising Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Abyssinia which had been occupied by Italy that year. It had six provinces (see Map 27) the governors of which were responsible to the governor-general ( Graziani and then the Duke of Aosta) in Addis Ababa. In 1941 it was overrun by Allied troops during the East Africa campaign.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Italian East Africa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Italian East Africa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-ItalianEastAfrica.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Italian East Africa." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-ItalianEastAfrica.html |
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