List of wars involving Ethiopia
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This is a list of wars involving the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (modern-day Ethiopia) and its predecessor states.
Ethiopian Empire (1270–1975)
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Conquests of Amda Seyon I (1316–1332) | ![]() |
Victories
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Reconquests of Sabr Ad Din
(1415-1430) |
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Defeat
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Badley ad-Din II's Invasion of Ethiopia (1445) |
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Victory |
Abyssinian–Adal War (1529–1543) |
Stalemate | ||
Iyasu II's Invasion of Sennar (1738) |
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Defeat
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Zemene Mesafint (1769–1855) |
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Reunification of Ethiopia
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Ottoman–Ethiopian border conflicts (1832–1848) |
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Victory
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British Expedition to Abyssinia (1867–1868) |
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Defeat
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Ethiopian–Egyptian War (1874–1876) |
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Victory
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Mahdist War (1881–1889) |
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Victory
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Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889 | ![]() |
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Victory[5]
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Menelik's Expansions
(Late 19th century) |
Victories
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First Italo-Ethiopian War (1896) | ![]() |
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Victory
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Dervish War (1900–1920) |
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Ethiopian allied victory
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1937) |
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Defeat
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East African Campaign (1940–1941) |
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Ethiopian allied victory
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Woyane rebellion (1943) |
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Tigrayan rebels | Victory
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Korean War (1950–1953) |
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Stalemate | |
Congo Crisis (1960–1964) |
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Victory
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Bale Revolt (1963–1970) |
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Victory
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1964 Ethiopian–Somali War (1964) |
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Stalemate |
Communist Ethiopia (1975–1991)
[edit]Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Eritrean War of Independence (1961–1991) |
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Defeat
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Ethio-Somali War (1977–1978) |
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Victory
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1982 Ethiopian-Somali Border War (1982) |
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Stalemate
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Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) |
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Regime change |
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (from 1995)
[edit]Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
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Insurgency in Ogaden (1995–2008) |
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Victory
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Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998–2000) |
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Victory |
Ethiopian occupation of Somalia (2006–2009) |
Victory
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Oromia–Somali clashes (2016–present) |
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Ongoing | |
OLA insurgency (2018–present) |
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Ongoing |
Benishangul-Gumuz conflict (2019–2022) |
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Ongoing
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Tigray War (2020–2022) |
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Victory
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2020–21 Ethiopian–Sudanese clashes (2020–present) |
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Ongoing
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War in Amhara (2023–present) |
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Ongoing |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia with special emphasis on the Gibe region (PDF). University of London. p. 22.
- ^ J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), p. 75.
- ^ E. A. Wallis Budge, A history of Ethiopia, pp. 307–308.
- ^ Gikes, Patrick (2002). "Wars in the Horn of Africa and the dismantling of the Somali State". African Studies. 2. University of Lisbon: 89–102. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Sarkees, Meredith Reid; Wayman, Frank Whelon (2010). Resort to War: A Data Guide to Inter-State, Extra-state, Intra-State, and Non-State Wars, 1816–2007. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. p. 262.
The conclusion of the war is coded as a compromise
- ^ "Somalia profile – Timeline". BBC Africa. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Onwar". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Somalia: Status of the Armed Forces" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. March 1982. Retrieved 20 October 2018.