0h 5min, aug 16, 1919 y - Ethiopia and the Dervish State Declare War on Italy
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As Italy collapsed, Empress Zewditu of Ethiopia and Sayyid al-Hasan of the Dervish State declared war, retaking Italy's colonies and reversing a European colonization of Africa for the first time.Added to timeline:
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0h 5min, aug 16, 1919 y
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~ 106 years ago