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Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
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Abyssinia Crisis
International crisis in 1935
The Abyssinia Crisis, also known in Italy as the Walwal incident, was an international crisis in 1935 that originated in a dispute over the town of Walwal, which then turned into a conflict between Fascist Italy and the Ethiopian Empire. The League of Nations ruled against Italy…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Italy
Country in Southern Europe (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Walwal
Town in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Walwal is a town in eastern Ethiopia known as the Ogaden. Located in the Werder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 7°03′N 45°24′E with an elevation of 570 meters above sea level. Walwal has an estimated population of 842 according to the 2007…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ethiopia
Country in the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)