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03/10/1935 Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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The Ethiopian Situation (1935)

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Italy's Invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

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ITALIAN INVASION OF ETHIOPIA 1935

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War was a colonial war from 1935 until 1939, despite the Italian claim to have defeated Ethiopia by 1936, the year of the capture of Addis Ababa. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and those of the Ethiopian Empire. Ethiopia was defeated, annexed and subjected to military occupation.