What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1961 – 24 May 1991
- Kind
- War of independence
- Deaths
- 250,000
- Coordinates
- 15.34° N, 38.93° E
- Type
- War of independence
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Asmara
- Side a
- Eritrean Liberation Front / Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- Side b
- Ethiopia
- Alliances
- Eritrean Liberation Front / Eritrean People's Liberation Front, Ethiopia
Placed approximately by the source.
Eritrean War of Independence
1961–1991 conflict within Ethiopia
The Eritrean War of Independence was an armed conflict and insurgency aimed at achieving self-determination and independence for Eritrea from Ethiopian rule. Starting in 1961, Eritrean insurgents engaged in guerrilla warfare to liberate Eritrea Province from the rule of the Ethiopian Empire under Haile Selassie and later the Derg under Mengistu Haile Mariam.
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3 sources record it
- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data Program · names it “Ethiopia: Eritrea”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Includes 10 events
- Battle of Adal1 Sep 1961 · Battle
- Battle of Omal14 Sep 1961 · Battle
- Battle of Halhal18 Jul 1962 · Battle
- Battle of Ansaba1963 · Battle
- Battle of Togoruba15 Mar 1964 · Battle
- Siege of Nakfa17 Sep 1976 · Siege
- Battle of Massawa1977 · Battle
- Siege of Barentu5 May 1977 · Siege
- Battle of Afabet17 Mar 1988 · Battle
- Battle of Massawa8 Feb 1990 · Battle