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Menelik II's southern expansion and territorial consolidation (1889-1904)

Menelik II's southern expansion and territorial consolidation (1889-1904)

  1. Treaty of Wuchale signed with Italy

    Labels: Menelik II, Italy, Treaty of

  2. Menelik II crowned Emperor of Ethiopia

    Labels: Menelik II, Emperor coronation

  3. Menelik repudiates Italian protectorate claim

    Labels: Menelik II, Italian protectorate

  4. Menelik denounces the Treaty of Wuchale

    Labels: Menelik II, Treaty of

  5. Battle of Halai intensifies regional conflict

    Labels: Battle of, Italian Eritrea

  6. First Italo-Ethiopian War begins

    Labels: First Italo-Ethiopian, Italy

  7. Battle of Amba Alagi checks Italian advance

    Labels: Battle of, Ras Makonnen

  8. Wolaita kingdom conquered and incorporated

    Labels: Wolaita kingdom, Kawo Tona

  9. Battle of Adwa defeats Italian invasion

    Labels: Battle of, Menelik II

  11. Kaffa annexed after campaign and resistance

    Labels: Kaffa, last king

  12. Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty formalizes frontier arrangements

    Labels: Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty, Great Britain

  13. Lake Turkana expedition asserts southern reach

    Labels: Lake Turkana, Ras Welde

  14. Eritrea–Ethiopia boundary convention signed

    Labels: Eritrea Ethiopia, Italy