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People: Pope John IX
Topic: Italo-Ethiopian War, First
Location: Cottbus Brandenburg Germany

Italo-Ethiopian War, First

Years: 1895 - 1896

The First Italo-Ethiopian War is fought between Italy and Ethiopia from 1895 to 1896.

Ethiopia's military victory over Italy, obtained also with Russian support, secures it the distinction of being the only African nation to successfully resist European colonialism during the Scramble for Africa.

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― George Orwell, 1984 (1948)