Battle of Adwa

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The Battle of Adwa was an 1896 military victory in which Ethiopian forces decisively defeated invading Italian troops, securing Ethiopia’s independence and becoming a powerful symbol of anti-colonial resistance in Africa.

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First Italo-Ethiopian War → decisiveBattle → Battle of Adwa ⓘ

First Italo-Ethiopian War → majorBattle → Battle of Adwa ⓘ

Ethiopian Empire → notableEvent → Battle of Adwa ⓘ