Wuchale

E1047637

Wuchale is a town in Ethiopia historically notable as the site where the Treaty of Wuchale was signed between Emperor Menelik II and Italy in 1889.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
alternativeName Uccialli
Wuchale (Uccialli)
associatedWithConflict Italo-Ethiopian relations in late 19th century
associatedWithCountry Kingdom of Italy
associatedWithHistoricalPeriod late 19th century
associatedWithPerson Menelik II
country Ethiopia
distanceRelation north of Addis Ababa
eventDateAssociated 1889
hasGovernmentalRole local administrative center
hasHistoricalSignificance site of signing of Treaty of Wuchale
hasTypeOfSettlement urban settlement
historicalEventCategory site of international treaty signing
historicalRole location of treaty between Ethiopia and Italy
languageOfToponym Amharic
locatedIn Ethiopia
locatedInAdministrativeDivision Oromia Region
locatedInFormerEmpire Ethiopian Empire
locatedOnContinent Africa
mentionedInContextOf Ethiopian sovereignty over Tigray and surrounding regions
colonial ambitions of Italy in the Horn of Africa
notableFor Treaty of Wuchale
partOf central Ethiopia
transportRole roadside town on route north from Addis Ababa
treatySignedHere Treaty of Wuchale

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