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Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea coast. The Aksumite Empire's port of Adulis lay there, and from the late nineteenth century it became Italy's first colony and a base for the Italian Empire's invasion of Ethiopia. It gained independence in 1993.

Eritrea
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Mentioned in 4 profiles

Aksumite EmpireFoundation, MilitaryItalian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Impact, DeclineKingdom of ItalyMilitary, ImpactRepublic of YemenImpact

Mentioned in 5 state histories

Land of PuntBritish Administration of EritreaEritrea (federation)Transitional Government of EthiopiaState of Eritrea

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eritrea. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eritrea
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“Eritrea.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eritrea. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Eritrea.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eritrea.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Eritrea’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eritrea (Accessed: ).

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