Eritrean Defence Forces

1888

The Eritrean infantry battalions and cavalry squadrons of the "Regi Corpi Truppe Coloniali" (Royal Colonial Corps) saw extensive service in the various Italian colonial territories between 1888 and 1942. During the war for Eritrea's independence rebel movements (the ELF and the EPLF) used volunteers.

1890

The kingdom of Medri Bahri was dissolved and the Colony of Eritrea was founded by the Italians in 1890, shortly after the opening of the Suez Canal.

1936

When Italian troops occupied Ethiopia in 1936, Eritrean native soldiers (known as Askaris or Banda, the latter denotes their "betrayal" and service for the enemy) supported the invading force.

1941

However, this was reversed by British and Ethiopian troops in 1941.

1942

The Eritrean infantry battalions and cavalry squadrons of the "Regi Corpi Truppe Coloniali" (Royal Colonial Corps) saw extensive service in the various Italian colonial territories between 1888 and 1942. During the war for Eritrea's independence rebel movements (the ELF and the EPLF) used volunteers.

1991

State Department: Background Notes.'' ==Further reading== ==External links== ACIG AFVID (Mika Golf's armored vehicles) Eritrean fighting vehicles Hazegray World Navies Today - Eritrea Ascari: I Leoni di Eritrea/Ascari: The Lions of Eritrea. Iran Deploys Troops, Ballistic Missiles To Eritrea Military units and formations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Eritrea

1995

This is outlined in both the Constitution of Eritrea and Proclamation 82 issued by the National Assembly on 1995-10-23.

2021

, just after the publication of the Amnesty International report, Al Jazeera English had not received responses from Eritrean officials, but commented that the Eritrean Minister of Information had stated in January 2021 that "the rabid defamation campaign against Eritrea [was] on the rise again".




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