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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Another element in the native Ethiopian. revolt against Italy was to have been the Mohammedans, who comprise one-fifth of all Ethiopians. Stronghold of the black. Moslems is Harar, near French and British. Somaliland. A son of the late Islamic Leader Lij Yasu, who took refuge from the Italians in Djibouti, was to have led this; uprising, but France's surrender damped! the project. Last fortnight an armistice, commission ended Djibouti's state of siege,, opened to Italy its terminal of the strategic: railroad to Addis Ababa. But even without above-ground leadership, the Islamic followers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHERN THEATRE: Bush Battles | 8/12/1940 | See Source »

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