Ethiopia is the only African country that survived the European attack and did not become a colony. Europeans repeatedly tried to colonize this East African country, but not a single attempt was successful – the Ethiopians showed courage and courage and defended their lands.
In the middle of the 14th century, the Portuguese felt the unshakeable spirit of the Ethiopian people, who were forced to recognize Ethiopia as the most powerful country on the black continent. Power in the country in the 15th and 16th centuries passed from the rulers to the local feudal lords, with the former and latter successfully fending off numerous Arab raids.
The Europeans clearly understood that it was virtually impossible to capture Ethiopia with little bloodshed. Therefore, not a single European country made active attempts to conquer this African country, and every little attempt was successfully suppressed by brave locals.
Friendship of Europeans with the Ethiopian government
In the mid-18th century, European rulers began to establish friendly relations with Ethiopia, although not everyone liked that friendship.
In the early 19th century, British troops were able to destroy significant forces of the Ethiopian army. But the Ethiopian people did not endure this fate and were able to raise millions of resistance against the British invaders. Under such a powerful attack, the British troops were forced to leave the occupied territories.
Italy was able to make the greatest progress in the conquest of Ethiopia among European countries, which managed to temporarily occupy almost 25% of Ethiopian lands at the end of the 18th century.
A reliable ally of Ethiopia
Unexpectedly for many major European countries, the impregnable East African country had a powerful ally against the Russian Empire.
Supported by the Russian Empire, the inspired and overmotivated Ethiopian army was able to give a worthy repulse to the Italian invaders, who were forced to temper their territorial appetite and paid compensation to the African state. Otherwise, this failure of the Europeans cannot be called a shame.
Slavery in Ethiopia was abolished at the beginning of the 20th century, but this shameful phenomenon for all of humanity was completely eradicated in Ethiopia in the middle of the century.
During World War II, the humiliated Italians again tried to conquer this uncompromising African country. As before, the Ethiopian people were able to defend their independence.
Ethiopians are fierce patriots of their country. They profess Christianity since its inception. For the entire period of its existence, Ethiopia managed to expand its territorial possessions almost 4 times.
Today, Ethiopia is a multi-billion dollar landlocked agrarian state. The Red Sea is located 50 km from the borders of Ethiopia.
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