The Agordat Operation was part of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 12 July 1962.
It was intended to kill the Ethiopia's Representative in Eritrea, General Abiye Abebe, and other dignitaries who included Asfaha Woldemichael, the head of the Eritrean government and Hamid Ferej, president of the Assembly, who traveled to Agordat that day to address the soldiers and police and to intimidate the residents of Agordat who by that time were receiving news of the movements of the Eritrean Liberation Front on a daily basis.
In the operation, the Eritrean Liberation Front was able to kill 8 Ethiopian dignitaries, while wounding several others. The plan's main target, Abiye Abebe, was not one of the 8 killed. It was planned by Mohamoud Mohamed Salih (Hanjemenjee), and executed by Adem Mohammed Hamid (Ghidifil).
The AgordatOperation was part of the Eritrean War of Independence, and took place on 12 July 1962. It was intended to kill the Ethiopia's Representative...
Italian troops. Giuseppe Galliano, promoted to major after Agordat, had a great role in this operation. The action earned him a Silver Medal of Military Valor...
via the capital Asmara to Agordat. The line can be divided into three sections (Massawa-Asmara; Asmara-Keren; Keren-Agordat). Additionally there was until...
the Mahdists before Kitchener's Expedition, soundly defeating them at Agordat in 1893. After a long and successful colonial service, he died in combat...
of the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) had been hanged in the centre of Agordat. 17 January 1970 – 60 village elders in Elabared had been rounded up for...
conquer Ethiopia and create the Italian Empire stopped the enlargement to Agordat and Bishia. After damage suffered by the railway during World War II, the...
the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...
independence on 1 September 1961 on the mountain of Adal, near the town of Agordat in south western Eritrea. Ethiopia annexed Eritrea the next year. Following...
conquest of British Somaliland: August 1940 Battle of Tug Argan Battle of Agordat: January 1941 Battle of Keren: February 1941 Siege of Saïo: March 1941...
Eritrea were the first to inhabit these areas. Excavations in and near Agordat in central Eritrea yielded the remains of an ancient pre-Aksumite civilization...
him with halting the British advance against Agordat. Lorenzini tried to strengthen the defences of Agordat; the battle began on 26 January 1941, and on...
casualties. The EPLF and the ELF would abandon the siege before retreating to Agordat on August 1978. The failure of the siege and the heavy losses incurred...
final class, which comprised Agordat and Coatit, was built in the late 1890s to be fleet scouts. Like Pietro Micca, the Agordat class was too slow for its...
Battle of Agordat on 27 June 1890, the Battle of Halat on 22 February 1891, the Battle of Serobeti on 16 June 1892, the Second Battle of Agordat on 21 December...
the First Battle of Agordat. In December 1893, Italian colonial troops and Mahdists fought again in the Second Battle of Agordat; Ahmed Ali campaigned...
Eritrea since their June 1978 military operation, and resumed offensives in November 1978 to capture Agordat, Afabet and Keren. The Derg secured road...
Sparviero bomber. By 12 February Y Trp had moved up from the railhead to Agordat, where the Italians had been driven out and the road opened. The British...
invaded Eritrea through Kassala on 18 January and by 1 February had captured Agordat about 160 km (100 mi) further east. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan shared a 1,600 km...
battalions, the Eritrean ascaris fought with distinction at Serobeti, Agordat, Kassala, Coatit and Adwa and subsequently served in Libya and Ethiopia...
conquering Equatoria, and in 1893, the Italians repelled an Ansar attack at Agordat (in Eritrea) and forced the Ansar to withdraw from Ethiopia. In the 1890s...
days the Ethiopian troops abandoned the towns of Tesseneiei, Barentu and Agordat, since they thought they could not defend them any longer, and concentrated...
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