This article is about the former Ethiopian province. For the modern country, see Eritrea. For the Greek town, see Eretria.
Province of Eritrea
ኣውራጃ ኤርትራ مقاطعة إريتريا
Province of the Ethiopian Empire, Derg regime, People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Transitional Government of Ethiopia
1962–1993
Location of Eritrea within the Ethiopian Empire
Capital
Asmara
Government
• Type
Provincial government
Governor-General
• 1962–1964
Abiye Abebe
• 1989–1991
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
Historical era
Cold War
• Autonomy withdrawn
14 November 1962
• De facto Independence
29 May 1991
• De jure Independence
24 May 1993
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Eritrea
The Province of Eritrea (Tigrinya: ኣውራጃ ኤርትራ, Arabic: مقاطعة إريتريا) was a province in the far north part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Asmara. Eritrea gained its independence in 1993 following the Eritrean War of Independence.
The Province of Eritrea (Tigrinya: ኣውራጃ ኤርትራ, Arabic: مقاطعة إريتريا) was a province in the far north part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Asmara...
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