Italian Eritrea

Italian Eritrea was a colony in Horn of Africa (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1890 to 1941 CE, about 51 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Italy's first colony, whose capital Asmara was built in modernist style. Eritrean soldiers served in Italy's wars. British forces took it in 1941, and it was federated with Ethiopia in 1952.

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Facts

Dates

1890 to 1941 CE

Duration

51 years

Type

Colony

Region

Horn of Africa, North and West Africa

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Asmara

Became

• Eritrea 1993 CE to the present

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 1896 Battle of Adwa

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Kingdom of Benin c. 1180 to 1897 CE
• Bornu Empire c. 1387 to 1893 CE
• Alaouite Sultanate of Morocco 1666 to 1912 CE
• Ashanti Empire 1701 to 1901 CE
• French Algeria 1830 to 1962 CE
• Muhammad Ali dynasty (Khedivate) 1805 to 1914 CE
• Sokoto Caliphate 1804 to 1903 CE
• French West Africa 1895 to 1960 CE
• British Nigeria 1914 to 1960 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE, Europe
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia

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