When was Eritrea federated with Ethiopia?

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Eritrea was federated with Ethiopia in 1952. Following a 1950 United Nations resolution, the Eritrean constitution was adopted by the Eritrean Assembly on July 10, 1952, and ratified by Emperor Haile Selassie I on August 11. The act of federation was formally ratified by the emperor on September 11, 1952, and British authorities relinquished control of the territory on September 15, 1952.12

This federal arrangement, intended to provide Eritrea with autonomy, was short-lived due to interference from the imperial government in Addis Ababa. The federation was effectively dissolved on November 14, 1962, when the Eritrean Assembly and the Ethiopian parliament voted to abolish Eritrea's federal status, turning it into a province of the Ethiopian empire.3