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Eritrean War of Independence

1961 CE – 1991 CE

A 30-year guerrilla war — one of the longest in African history — fought by Eritrean separatists against the Ethiopian Empire and then the communist Derg regime.

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1961–1991 conflict within Ethiopia

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Conflict · Middle East

Eritrean War of Independence

1961 CE – 1991 CE

A 30-year guerrilla war — one of the longest in African history — fought by Eritrean separatists against the Ethiopian Empire and then the communist Derg regime. Eritrea finally gained independence in 1993 after the EPLF captured Asmara.

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