Events in Eritrea History
- 1890-01-01 Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
- 1895-09-26 Italian general Oreste Baratieri lands in Massawa, Eritrea
- 1896-02-25 Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea
- 1896-03-05 Italian governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa
- 1901-11-26 Italy and Britain sign an agreement fixing the frontier between their colonies of Eritrea and Sudan in East Africa
- 1941-01-19 British offensive in Eritrea
- 1950-11-25 UN gives Eritrea to Ethiopia
- 1952-09-15 UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
- 1961-09-01 The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate
- 1975-02-02 Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea
- 1988-03-20 Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- 1993-04-23 Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia
- 1993-05-24 Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war
- 2016-11-06 New York City Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea wins men's race in 2:07:51; defending women's champion Mary Keitany wins her 3rd NYC crown in 2:24:26
- 2017-07-08 Unesco declares Asmara, capital of Eritrea, a world heritage site for its Art Deco buildings
- 2018-06-26 First high level talks between Ethiopian and Eritrean officials in 20 years begins in Addis Ababa
- 2018-07-08 Eritrea and Ethiopia announce re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries after almost 20 years in Asmara, Eritrea
Ethiopia and Eritrea Declare End of War
2018-07-09 Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially end the "no war, no peace" peace deal made in 2000 in Eritrea's capital, Asmara
- 2018-07-19 First commercial flight, the "bird of peace" between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years lands in Asmara, Eritrea, reuniting families
- 2019-10-11 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the peace deal with Eritrea
- 2021-02-26 Amnesty International Report says that Eritrean troops might have committed crimes against humanity, killing hundreds of civilians, in attack on Ethiopian city of Aksum 28-29 November [1]
Famous People from Eritrea
- 1935-08-15 Luciano Vassallo, Eritrean soccer midfielder (104 caps Ethiopia; Cotton Factory Club 1960-73) and manager (Ethiopia, Cotton FC), born in Asmara, Eritrea (d. 2022)
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (59 years old)
1965-03-03 Ethiopian politician and the first African Director-General of the World Health Organization, born in Asmara, Eritrea
Timnit Gebru (41 years old)
1983-05-13 Eritrean-Ethiopian computer scientist (Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute), born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 1984-03-20 Winta [Efrem], Eritrean-Norwegian R&B singer (Hot Romance (Rok With You); Nails on Chalkboard), born in Oslo, Norway