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Conflict Middle East

Eritrean–Ethiopian War

1998 CE – 2000 CE · 2 years

Border fighting escalated into interstate war in 1998. A cessation of hostilities and the Algiers peace agreement followed in 2000.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia

Key moments

Defining events in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War.

  1. 1998–1999 Badme fighting
  2. 1999 Operation Sunset
  3. May 2000 Ethiopian offensive

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