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Timeline of Asmara

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asmara, Eritrea. Asmara was under Italian colonial rule from 1889 until 1941.

Prior to 20th century

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  • circa 1515 CE - Four villages merge to become "Asmera" (traditional date).[1]
  • 16th century - Asmara sacked by Muslim forces.[1]
  • 1889 - 3 August: Asmara occupied by Italian forces under command of Baldissera.[2]
  • 1895 - Governor's Palace built.[3]
  • 1900 - Capital of colonial Italian Eritrea moved to Asmara from Massawa.[4]

20th century

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21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Johnson 2005.
  2. ^ Treccani 1929.
  3. ^ Asmara Heritage Project 2016.
  4. ^ "Eritrea". Political Chronology of Africa. Political Chronologies of the World. Europa Publications. 2001. ISBN 0203409957.
  5. ^ "Il Congresso Coloniale all'Asmara". Rivista geografica italiana e Bollettino della Società di studi geografici [it] e coloniali in Firenze (in Italian). 12. 1905.
  6. ^ "Achèvement du chemin de fer de Massaoua à Asmara". Annales de géographie [fr] (in French). 21. 1912 – via Persee.fr.
  7. ^ "Italy: Colony of Eritrea". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440 – via HathiTrust.
  8. ^ Asmara italiana
  9. ^ a b Podestà 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d Bereketeab 2003.
  11. ^ Anderson 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Asmara, Eritrea". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ^ "A History of Cities in 50 Buildings", The Guardian, UK, 2015
  14. ^ a b "Eritrea Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Eritrea". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Ethiopia", Statesman's Yearbook, London: Macmillan & Co., 1963. via Google Books
  17. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
  18. ^ "New gun battles rage in Asmara", New York Times, 20 February 1975
  19. ^ "Ethiopia Is Said to Seal Off Eritrea City After Fighting", New York Times, 31 July 1975
  20. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1987). "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". 1985 Demographic Yearbook. New York. pp. 247–289.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  21. ^ a b "Eritreans, Fresh From Victory, Must Now Govern", New York Times, 16 June 1991
  22. ^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants" (PDF). Demographic Yearbook 2010. United Nations Statistics Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-10.
  23. ^ a b "Eritrea: Directory". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. ISBN 1857431839.
  24. ^ "Eritrea Marks Independence After Years Under Ethiopia", New York Times, 25 May 1993
  25. ^ Africa's 'Little Rome' survives conflict, seeks U.N. accolade, Reuters, 9 March 2016
  26. ^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia and Spanish Wikipedia.

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