History

Which African country was never colonized by Europeans?

Ethiopia

Background

When Europe divided up Africa, Ethiopia stayed free. In 1896 the Ethiopians under Menelik II defeated the Italian army at Adwa. That was a huge surprise. Only between 1936 and 1941 did Mussolini briefly occupy the country. But Ethiopia never became a real colony.

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