Battle of Afabet

Quando

17 de mar. de 1988 – 20 de mar. de 1988

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

16.18° N, 38.68° E

Description

1988 watershed battle in the Eritrean War of Independence

1988 battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

The Battle of Afabet was a three-day battle fought from 17 March through 20 March 1988 in and around the town of Afabet, as part of the Eritrean War of Independence. The battle has been described as being the largest battle in Africa since the Second Battle of El Alamein.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Eritrean War of Independence – Battle of Afabet: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “bataille d’Afabet pendant la guerre d’indépendance de l’Érythrée”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

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