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  2. Battle of Adwa - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Adwa (Amharic: የዐድዋ ጦርነት; Tigrinya: ውግእ ዓድዋ; Italian: battaglia di Adua, also spelled Adowa) was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian army managed to defeat the heavily outnumbered invading Italian and Eritrean force led by Oreste Baratieri on March 1, 1896, near the town ...

  3. First Italo-Ethiopian War - Wikipedia

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    The decisive battle of the war was the Battle of Adwa on March 1, 1896, which took place in the mountainous country north of the actual town of Adwa (or Adowa).

  4. Adwa Victory Day - Wikipedia

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    The Adwa Victory Day (Amharic: የዐድዋ ድል ቀን) is a national holiday in Ethiopia which is celebrated on 2 March, in commemoration of Ethiopian victory against Italy's colonization effort at the Battle of Adwa in 1896.

  5. Adwa 00KM Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Adwa 00KM Museum (Amharic: አድዋ 00 ሙዚየም) is a public historical museum located in Piasa, Arada district, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Inaugurated on 11 February 2024, the museum is dedicated to the Battle of Adwa , the battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War where Italian forces defeated by the Ethiopian Army in 1896.

  6. File:Detail, "Battle of Adwa" (2141834582).jpg - Wikipedia

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    On March 1, 1896, Ethiopian forces commanded by Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italian army at the Battle of Adwa. It was the first time an African nation had defeated a European power. The Ethiopian victory at Adwa prevented the Italians from establishing imperial rule over Ethiopia then.

  7. Category:Battle of Adwa - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Battle of Adwa" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. Ethiopia in World War I - Wikipedia

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    Menelik later disagreed over the interpretation of the Italian word for "protectorate" in the Treaty of Wuchale, leading to the Battle of Adwa in 1896. [7] Following Ethiopia's victorious defense against Italy and the re-establishment of its sovereignty, Menelik II embarked on a mission to compete with neighbouring European powers—Britain ...

  9. Battle of Adowa - Wikipedia

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