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Event war Africa

Italo-Abyssinian Border War (Walwal Incident)

1934 CE – 1935 CE

A border clash at the Walwal oasis provided Mussolini the pretext for his planned invasion of Ethiopia, exposing the League of Nations' inability to prevent aggression.

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Conflict · Africa

Italo-Abyssinian Border War (Walwal Incident)

1934 CE – 1935 CE

A border clash at the Walwal oasis provided Mussolini the pretext for his planned invasion of Ethiopia, exposing the League of Nations' inability to prevent aggression.

Standing in 1934 CE

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