Italians of Ethiopia
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Italians of Ethiopia (Italian: Italo-etiopi, also called Italian Ethiopians) are Ethiopian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Ethiopia starting in the 19th century during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Ethiopia.
Quick Facts Italo-etiopi (Italian), Total population ...
Total population | |
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1,400 (plus 2,000 descendants) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Addis Ababa | |
Languages | |
Italian, Amharic | |
Religion | |
Christian, mostly Roman Catholic | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Italians, Italian Algerians, Italian Angolans, Italian Egyptians, Italian Eritreans, Italian Libyans, Italian Moroccans, Italian Mozambicans, Italian Somalis, Italian South Africans, Italian Tunisians, Italian Zimbabweans |
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Most of the Italians moved to Ethiopia after the Italian conquest of Abyssinia in 1936. Italian Ethiopia was made of Harrar, Galla-Sidamo, Amhara and Scioa Governorates in summer 1936 and became a part of the Italian colony Italian East Africa, with capital Addis Ababa.[1] and with Victor Emmanuel III proclaiming himself Emperor of Ethiopia.