The Ethiopians defeat Italian troops at the Battle of Amba Alagi, forcing the Italians to retreat to Eritrea and prefiguring the Ethiopians' eventual victory in the war the following year. Ethiopia thus becomes the first African country to have successfully pushed out would-be European colonisers.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Ethiopians defeat Italians at Amba Alagi". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19174, accessed 09 June 2026.]
