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history of Eritrea
  • Introduction
  • Precolonial Eritrea
    • Prehistory and early kingdoms
    • Rule by regional powers and Italian expansion into Eritrea
  • Colonial Eritrea
    • Rule by Italy
    • From Italian to Ethiopian control
  • Federation with Ethiopia
    • Adoption of the federal scheme
    • Failure of the federal scheme
  • The war of Eritrean independence
    • Beginning of armed revolt
    • The spreading ELF-PLF revolution
  • Eritrea from independence through the 21st century
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Eritrea Map of Eritrea and surrounding region showing international boundaries in red, major cities including Asmara, Massawa, Keren, and Assab, and neighboring countries Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and coastal access to the Red Sea. Inset locator map highlights Eritrea's position in northeastern Africa. Isaias Afwerki
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Map of Eritrea and surrounding region showing international boundaries in red, major cities including Asmara, Massawa, Keren, and Assab, and neighboring countries Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and coastal access to the Red Sea. Inset locator map highlights Eritrea's position in northeastern Africa.
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