Talk:List of African territories and states by date of colonization

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Ethiopia was occupied not colonized[edit]

Ethiopia was never colonised, maintaining its independence throughout the Scramble for Africa onward, except for a five-year period (1936-41) when it was under Italian occupation. There was no Italian colonization of Ethiopia during this period, however, as the Italians occupied only a few key cities and major routes. The Italian period is thus considered an "occupation" and not colonial rule.--Halaqah 13:12, 3 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]