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Italian East Africa

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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 inde... Read more
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... Read more
Italian Somaliland
Former Italian colony, eastern Africa. It extended south from Cape...incorporated as a state in Italian East Africa in 1936. Britain invaded...UN trust territory under Italian administration in 1950. In...independent Republic of Somalia . Italian Somaliland Italian ... Read more

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