Asmara
City
Capital of Eritrea; capital of the Italian colony from 1897.
Held by
- 1890 – May 31, 1936 Italy
- June 1, 1936 – November 27, 1941 Italian East Africa
- November 27, 1941 – December 31, 1951 United Kingdom
- 1952 – December 31, 1992 Ethiopia
- since May 24, 1993 Eritrea
Capital of
Events here 2
- September 1, 1961 – May 29, 1991 Eritrean War of Independence
- July 8–9, 2018 2018 Eritrea–Ethiopia summit