19 févr. 1937 - Second Italo-Ethiopian War Ends

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Italy announced the annexation of the territory of Ethiopia on 7 May and Italian King Victor Emmanuel III was proclaimed emperor. The provinces of Eritrea, Italian Somaliland and Abyssinia (Ethiopia) were united to form the Italian province of East Africa. Fighting between Italian troops and Ethiopian troops persisted until February 1937. Italian forces continued to suppress rebel activity until most of the country was under their control in 1939.