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Badme

Town

Border town between Eritrea and Ethiopia whose seizure started the war of 1998 to 2000.

View on map 14.72° N, 37.80° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – December 31, 1888 Ethiopia de facto
1890 – May 31, 1936 Italy de facto
June 1, 1936 – November 27, 1941 Italian East Africa de facto
November 27, 1941 – December 31, 1951 United Kingdom de facto
1952 – December 31, 1992 Ethiopia de facto
since May 24, 1993 Eritrea de facto

Events here 1

May 6, 1998 – June 18, 2000 Eritrean–Ethiopian War