do you know that Ethiopia was the only non-colonized country .....?

Question

in Africa. And they fought away the Italians when the italians were trying to concour the land?

Answer 1

Although Italy was defeated in the first attempt to colonise Ethiopia in the first war (1895-1896), the Italians were able to occupy, perhaps not completely conquer, much of Ethiopia in the second war (1935 -1936). Victory Day for the Italians - May 9th, 1936. Italy was able to hold on to its Ethiopian colony for just five years. See "Africa Orientale Italiana."

Answer 2

Actually, that's not true.

On 3 Oct 1935, 100,000 Italian troops and Askari mercenaries headed by Emilio De Bono attacked Abyssinia (then called Abyssinia) from Eritrea without declaration of War. By 2 May 1936, things looked so bad that Abyssinian King Haile Selassie went into exile. On 7 May, Italy officially announced the establishment of Italian East Africa, merging Italian-held territories of Italian Somaliland, Abyssinia, and Eritrea.

On 9 May 1936, Benito Mussolini declared King Vittorio Emannuelle III of Italy the Emperor of Abyssinia.

So to correct your statement, Abyssinia/Ethiopia was indeed colonized by the Europeans.

Answer 3

Yes. Except for Eritrea, that the Italians bought in 1870, and held onto to till their defeat in East African Campaign by Allied forces in 1941.

Answer 4

You are correct (ww2b or whatever his name is, is not). Italians successfully occupied (but never colonized) Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the only African nation that was never colonized.

Answer 5

If not being long-term colonised made for wealth, Ethiopia, Nepal and Afghanistan would be the richest countries in the world!