Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation was a coalition between the former Italian colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian Empire. It was established as a result of the renunciation of Italy’s rights and titles to territorial possessions in Africa, inclusive of all its established territories or colonies made effective by the Treaty of Paris of 1947.: 375–383 The fate of Eritrea was contingent on numerous political, social, and economic ideals of Eritreans that ranged from leftists favoring independence, conservatives favoring Ethiopian crown rule, and Eritreans who favored a political union of the two sides of the spectrum. In an attempt to provide Eritrea with ultimate autonomy under an Eritrean curated constitution and governmental elections, UN Resolution 390 (A) was devised to implement such welfare to the individuals it was to be imposed upon.
Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation | |||||||||
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| 1952–1962 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Ityopp'ya Hoy Ethiopia, Be Happy | |||||||||
Location of Ethiopia with autonomous Eritrea | |||||||||
| Capital | Addis Ababa | ||||||||
| Common languages | Amharic Tigrinya Arabic | ||||||||
| Government | Autonomous region | ||||||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Haile Selassie | ||||||||
| Emperor's Representative | |||||||||
• 1952–1959 | Andargachew Messai | ||||||||
• 1959–1962 | Abiye Abebe | ||||||||
| Chief Executive of Eritrea | |||||||||
• 1952–1955 | Tedla Bairu | ||||||||
• 1955 (acting) | Araya Wassie | ||||||||
• 1955–1962 | Asfaha Woldemikael | ||||||||
| Legislature | Imperial Federal Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Federation | 15 September 1952 | ||||||||
| 1 September 1961 | |||||||||
| 15 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Currency | Ethiopian birr | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ethiopia Eritrea | ||||||||