Treaty of Addis Ababa | Italy-Ethiopia [1896] | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Battle of Adwa

• In Battle of Adwa: Outcome
  The Treaty of Addis Ababa, signed in October 1896, abrogated the Treaty of Wichale and reestablished peace. The Italian claim to a protectorate over all of Ethiopia was thereafter abandoned, and the Italian colony of Eritrea, finally delimited by a treaty of peace (September 1900), was…
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Eritrea

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  In Eritrea: Contesting for the coastlands and beyond
  Soon afterward he signed the Treaty of Addis Ababa, obtaining Italian recognition of Ethiopia’s sovereignty in return for his recognition of Italian rule over Eritrea.
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Ethiopia

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  In eastern Africa: Revival of the Ethiopian empire
  26, 1896, Italy signed the Treaty of Addis Ababa, conceding the unconditional abrogation of the Treaty of Wichale and recognizing Ethiopia’s sovereign independence.
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  In Ethiopia: Menilek II (1889–1913)
  …26, 1896, he signed the Treaty of Addis Ababa, which abrogated the Treaty of Wichale.
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