This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is unique among African states because it has retained its sovereign status throughout the period of Western colonialism. The territory was briefly occupied by Italy from 1936 to 1941 after being militarily defeated.
Map of Ethiopia courtesy of CIA World Factbook
British Ethiopian Expedition 1867-68
Abyssinian Succession 1868-72
Abyssinian-Egyptian War 1875-79
Italo-Ethiopian War 1887-89
Mahdist Invasion of Abyssinia 1889
First Italo-Abyssinian War 1895-96
First "Mad Mullah" Jihad 1899-1905
Second "Mad Mullah" Jihad 1907-20
Regent's Coup in Ethiopia 1928
Italo-Ethiopian Border Clash 1934
Italian-Ethiopian War 1935-36
World War II 1939-45
Greater Somalia Movement 1960-64
Ethiopia-Somalia: Border Clashes 1960
Imperial Guards' Coup: Ethiopia 1960
Eritrean Secession: Ethiopia 1961-93
Ethiopian Civil War 1974-91
Ogaden War 1977-78
Ethiopian-Somalian Border Clash 1982
Eritrean-Ethiopian Border War 1998-2000
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