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Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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March of the Iron Will

1936 Italian advance on Addis Ababa

The March of the Iron Will was an Italian offensive occurring from 26 April to 5 May 1936, during the final days of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Its goal was to capture the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in a show of force for Fascist propaganda. An Italian mechanized column…
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Addis Ababa

Capital and largest city of Ethiopia

Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the eleventh-largest in Africa. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and…
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