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Eritrea Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Eritrea is a country with a rich history and diverse culture. One way to learn more about this fascinating nation is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Players will learn about significant moments in Eritrea’s history
  • Challenges players to think critically about the sequence of events
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  • 1890: Italian Eritrea established as a colony
  • 1936: Eritrea becomes part of Italian East Africa
  • 1941: British forces capture Eritrea from Italy
  • 1952: Eritrea becomes a UN Trust Territory under British administration
  • 1960: Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) is formed
  • 1961: Eritrean War of Independence begins
  • 1991: Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia
  • 1991: Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) takes control of Eritrea
  • 1993: Eritrea becomes a de facto one-party state
  • 1997: Eritrea adopts its constitution
  • 1998: Eritrea and Ethiopia border war begins
  • 2000: Eritrea-Ethiopia border war ends
  • 2009: Eritrea withdraws from the African Union
  • 2011: Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of supporting Somali militants
  • 2011: Eritrea faces UN sanctions for alleged support of militants
  • 2011: Eritrea re-joins the African Union
  • 2018: Eritrea and Ethiopia sign peace agreement
  • 2018: Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopia
  • 2018: Eritrea and Djibouti agree to normalize relations
  • 2018: Eritrea and Somalia normalize relations
  • 2018: Eritrea and Ethiopia reopen border crossings

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