Italian East Africa proclaimed
May 9, 1936
Mussolini proclaimed the creation of Italian East Africa from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia to a cheering crowd. Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland were joined under one viceroyalty. The fascist colonial project had reached its apex. It would all be gone within five years when British and Ethiopian forces drove the Italians out.
In context
Also in 1936 (5 other events on record)
- Spanish Civil War begins · Europe · War
- Stalin's Great Terror begins · Europe · Politics
- Keynes publishes General Theory · Europe · Politics
- Berlin Olympics showcase Nazi Germany · Europe · Culture
- Edward VIII abdicates · Europe · Politics
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