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Former Italian colonies

  • Italian EritreaIn 1869, a young monk named Giuseppe Sapeto stood on the shores of Assab Bay and made a small deposit to Danakil chiefs.
  • Italian SomalilandOn the 8th of February 1889, Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid signed a treaty with Italy to make the Sultanate of Hobyo an Italian protectorate.
  • Italian East AfricaBenito Mussolini stood before the Blackshirts in Rome on the 24th of October 1922. The March on Rome marked the beginning of his fascist regime and a new era…