List of conflicts in Ethiopia

This is a list of conflicts in Ethiopia arranged chronologically from medieval to modern times. This list includes both nationwide and international types of war, including (but not limited to) the following: wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars. Also listed might be any battle that occurred within the territory of what is today known as the, "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" but was itself only part of an operation of a campaign of a theater of a war. There may also be periods of violent civil unrest listed, such as: riots, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, and civil wars. The list might also contain episodes of: human sacrifice, mass suicide, massacres, and genocides.

Map showing the present-day location of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia within East Africa.

Medieval Times

Axumite Empire

Ethiopian Empire

Map of East Africa detailing the Solomonic dynasty of the Ethiopian Empire during the reign of Wedem Arad, next to the Ifat Sultanate in 1300.

Modern Times

Ethiopian Empire

The Ethiopian Empire during the reign of Menelik II
  Ethiopian Empire before conquests
  Ethiopian Empire after conquests

Italian East Africa

Italian East Africa in 1936.
  Italian East Africa

Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Location of the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopian Empire

Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia

Transitional Government of Ethiopia

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

References

  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State, pp. 35f.
  2. Taddesse, Church and State, pp. 135ff.

See also

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