Gondrand massacre
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The Gondrand massacre was a 1936 Ethiopian attack on Italian workers of the Gondrand company. It was publicized by Fascist Italy in an attempt to justify its ongoing conquest of Ethiopia.[1][2][3]
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Gondrand Massacre | |
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Part of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War | |
Location | Near Mai LahlĂ , Ethiopia |
Date | February 13, 1936 |
Target | Italian workers of the Gondrand Company |
Victims | 68 killed 27 wounded 4 missing 40 Ethiopian soldiers killed |
Perpetrators | Imperial Ethiopian Army |
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