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Liberation of Ethiopia (1941)

1941 · 20th century · Part of the Second World War

The liberation of Ethiopia in 1941 was the defeat of Italian occupation forces by British and Commonwealth troops working with Ethiopian patriots during the Second World War. It ended the Italian occupation that had begun in 1936. Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa in 1941 and restored the Ethiopian Empire.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Liberation of Ethiopia (1941). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberation-of-ethiopia-1941
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“Liberation of Ethiopia (1941).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberation-of-ethiopia-1941. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Liberation of Ethiopia (1941).” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberation-of-ethiopia-1941.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Liberation of Ethiopia (1941)’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/liberation-of-ethiopia-1941 (Accessed: ).

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