1936 ⟶ Italy Completes Annexation of Ethiopia

May 9: Italy annexes Ethiopia.
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⚔️ Ethiopian Victory in First Italo-Ethiopian War

1895–1896: Abyssinia defeats Italy in the First Italo–Ethiopian War.⟶
Ethiopian Victory in First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895)
ColonialismWarfareMilitary HistoryBattleAfrican HistoryResistance
EthiopiaEthiopiaItalyItaly

⚔️ Ethiopian Victory Over Italy at Adwa

Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.⟶
Ethiopian Victory Over Italy at Adwa (1896)
BattleColonialismAfrican HistoryImperialismResistance
EthiopiaEthiopiaItalyItaly

⚔️ Italy Launches Reconquest of Libya

January 26: The Italian reconquest of Libya begins.⟶
Italy Launches Reconquest of Libya (1923)
ImperialismColonialismItalian EmpireMilitary CampaignReconquestFascismWorld War IResistance
ItalyItalyLibyaLibya

⚔️ Italy Invades Ethiopia

October 3: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War begins and goes until February 1937. It includes events such as the exile of Haile Selassie and the conquest of Abyssinia by Benito Mussolini.⟶
Italy Invades Ethiopia (1935)
Italian EmpireEthiopian EmpireColonialismBenito MussoliniFascismAggressionWorld War II
EthiopiaEthiopiaItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Italy Completes Annexation of Ethiopia

May 9: Italy annexes Ethiopia.⟶
Italy Completes Annexation of Ethiopia (1936)
ImperialismFascismColonialismWorld War IIItalian EmpireEthiopian EmpireBenito MussoliniMilitary OccupationAggression
EthiopiaEthiopiaItalyItaly