Eritrean independence movement
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_movement
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Eritrean_People's_Liberation_Front
gptkb:Eritrean_Liberation_Front |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Eritrean identity
Eritrean nationalism Eritrean diaspora Eritrean languages preservation Eritrean music and arts |
| gptkbp:duration |
30 years
|
| gptkbp:ended |
gptkb:1991
|
| gptkbp:ethnicity |
gptkb:Afar_people
gptkb:Rashaida_people gptkb:Kunama_people gptkb:Hedareb_people gptkb:Nara_people gptkb:Saho_people gptkb:Tigre_people gptkb:Tigrinya_people Eritreans Bilen people |
| gptkbp:goal |
independence of Eritrea
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Cold War dynamics
Colonial rule by Italy Annexation by Ethiopia Derg regime in Ethiopia Federation with Ethiopia Post-colonial struggles in Africa |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Eritrean independence movement
|
| gptkbp:independence |
gptkb:political_repression
Human rights concerns National service policy Border conflict with Ethiopia |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
African liberation movements
|
| gptkbp:international_response |
from the United States
from various African nations from Libya from the Soviet Union |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
Imperial Ethiopian government
|
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
Ethiopian government during the Derg regime
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Isaias_Afwerki
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on regional politics
Inspiration for other independence movements Continued political tensions in the Horn of Africa |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Eritrea becomes a sovereign nation
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Establishment of the State of Eritrea
|
| gptkbp:significant_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Afabet
gptkb:Battle_of_Nakfa gptkb:Battle_of_Massawa Independence referendum in 1993 |
| gptkbp:started_in |
gptkb:1961
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Isaias_Afwerki
gptkb:Treaty_of_Addis_Ababa |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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