What was the Eritrean–Ethiopian War?
Q: What was the Eritrean–Ethiopian War?
A: The Eritrean–Ethiopian War was a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea that lasted from May 1998 to June 2000.
Q: How much money did both countries spend on the war?
A: Both countries spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the war.
Q: How many people died because of the conflict?
A: Tens of thousands of people were killed by the conflict.
Q: What was the result of the war?
A: The war resulted in small changes to the border between the two countries.
Q: How long did Eritrea's war of independence last?
A: Eritrea's war of independence lasted for 30 years, on and off; it was started in 1961 and finished in 1991 when Eritrea finally became independent.
Q: Why did the civil war in Ethiopia start in 1975?
A: The civil war in Ethiopia started in 1975 as a rebellion to overthrow the Marxist military dictatorship of Derg (a military committee that had overthrown Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974).
Q: Why did Ethiopia and Eritrea start to disagree after Eritrea's independence?
A: Ethiopia and Eritrea could not agree on where the border was after Eritrea's independence. One of the main areas of conflict was focused on Badme.
