The Timeline of the History of Eritrea

The major historical events in the history of Eritrea chronologically ordered in an interactive graphical timeline

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    Timeline of the History of Eritrea
    Ottoman expansion in the Red Sea
    Portuguese Traveler Arrived at Debarwa
    Bahri Negassi Dori Fegaga Yohannes
    Ahmed Gragn Conquered Northern Abyssinia and Medri Bahri
    Portuguese Forces Landed at Massawa
    Bahri Negassi Yeshaq Fought Against Ahmad Gurey
    Beni Amer Confederecy Formed
    Ottoman Turks Occupied the Harbor of Massawa
    Bahri Negassi Yeshaq Fought Back Turkish Invasions
    Bahri Negassi Yeshaq Revolted Against Abyssinia
    Ottoman Turks Appoint the Naib to Govern Coast
    Mehmet Ali of Egypt took Massawa
    Naib Yahya Rebelled Against Egyptian Rule
    Egyptians Raid Western Lowlands
    Dejazmach Wube of Semien dominated Mereb Mellash
    Father Giuseppe Sapeto founded Catholic Missionary
    Egyptian fortification of Kassala and the Subjugation of the Beni Amer
    Dejazmach Wube Intensified His Ruthless Rule
    Second occupation of Massawa by Egyptians
    Degiats Hailu and Woldemichael feuded to Rule Mereb Mellash
    British Expedition Against Emperor Tewodros II of Abyssinia
    Italian Purchase of the Port of Assab by Giuseppe Sapeto
    Egyptians Fortified Massawa, Keren and Hrgigo
    The Battle of Gundet
    The Battle of Gura’e
    Raesi Woldemichael Solomon Consolidated Power In Eritrean Highlands
    Shalleqa Alula Promoted to Ras to Govern Mereb Mellash
    The Battle at Bet Meka’e, Asmara, with Ras Barya’u of Tigray
    Italy Occupied Massawa
    Italian Troops Landed at Massawa
    Ras Alula Massacred the Nara and Kunama in Eritrea
    The Battle of Dogali
    First Eritrean Ascari Recruited
    Treaty of Wuchale
    Eritrea was Declared as the New Italian Colony
    Bahta Hagos Rebellion Against Italian Occupation
    The Battle of Adwa
    Treaty of Addis Ababa
    Massawa-Asmara Railway Completed
    Railway Reaches Agordat
    Britain defeated Italy in Eritrea (WW II - Abyssinian Campaigns)
    The Formation of the Love of Country League (ማሕበር ፍቕሪ ሃገር)
    Ibrahim Sultan Founded Self-Emancipation Movement of the Serfs
    Postwar Depression and British Dismantling of Infrastructure
    The Formation of the Association for the Union of Ethiopia and Eritrea
    Massacre in Asmara by Sudanese British Soldiers
    Bet Giorgis Conference (ዋዕላ ቤት ጊዮርጊስ)
    Eritrean Muslim League was Founded By Ibrahim Sultan
    The Unionist Party was Founded by Tedla Bairu
    The arrival of COI in Eritrea
    The Formation of the Al-Rabita Islamia
    Paris Peace Treaty - Commission to Decide Eritrea's Future
    The Arrival of the Four Powers Commission in Eritrea
    The Assassination of Abdulkadir Kebire
    UN Resolution 390 A (V) passed to federate Eritrea with Ethiopia
    Transition to Federation - U.N. Commissioner Anze Matienzo Arrived
    British Campaign Successfully Ended Shifta-Related Violence
    Eritrean Student Movement in Cairo
    Eritreans Voted For Representative Assembly
    Federal Act Federating Eritrea with Ethiopia Ratified
    Tedla Bairu Elected As Chief Executive of Eritrea
    The Syndicate of Free Eritrean Workers was Founded
    Woldeab Woldemariam Severely Wounded After 7th Assassination Attempt
    Kagnew Station Leased to U.S. for 25 Years
    Woldeab Woldemariam Started Radio Broadcasting from Cairo
    The Convergence of Student Activism and Military Resistance
    Eritrean Liberation Movement (ELM) Established
    Eritrean Flag was Banned
    Eritrean Liberation Front was Founded
    Asmara Theater Association (Mat’A) Founded
    Beginning of the Armed Struggle
    Bomb Attack by ELF Fighters At Agordat
    The Battle of Togoruba
    The Massacre in Hazemo
    The Massacre at Elabered
    The Massacre at Besikdira
    The Massacre at Ona
    The Massacre at Keren
    The Massacre at Om Hajer
    Gen. Aman Andom was Killed by the Military Derg
    The Massacre at Asmara
    The Massacre at Wokidiba
    The Massacre at Asmara and Surrounding Villages
    The Second Massacre at Agordat - Black Sunday
    The Massacre at Hirgigo
    The 2nd Massacre at Hirgigo
    First EPLF Attack To Take Massawa
    The Retreat of ELF and EPLF from Eritrean towns
    Ethiopian Derg Government 1st Military Campaign Against EPLF
    Ethiopian Derg Government 2nd Military Campaign Against EPLF
    Ethiopian Derg Government 3rd Military Campaign Against EPLF
    Ethiopian Derg Government 4th Military Offensive Against EPLF
    Ethiopian Derg Government 5th Military Offensive Against EPLF
    Asmara Manifesto and the Launch of the Red Star Campaign
    Ethiopian Derg Government 6th Military Offensive Against EPLF
    Coup within ELF led by Abdullah Idris and the Death of Melake Tekle
    EPLF Commando 18 Minute Operation at Asmara Air Force Base
    The Massacre at Mogoraib
    EPLF's Strategy to Destroy Nadew Command
    EPLF's Battle Plan Against Nadew Command
    Capacities of EPLF and Ethiopian Armies at Afabet
    The Battle of Afabet – EPLF Operation to Destroy Nadew Command
    The Massacre at Shebah
    The Massacre at She'eb
    Formation of the Ginda Front
    The Battle of Massawa - Operation Fenql
    The Massacre at Afabet
    The Massacre at Massawa
    Eritrea's Liberation Day - a Victorious ending to Armed Struggle
    Flag-Raising Ceremony Of Eritrea at the United Nations
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