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  AllRefer.com - Italian East Africa, Africa History (African History) - Encyclopedia
Italian East Africa, former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia.
Resistance to Italian rule was particularly strong in Ethiopia, and when British forces invaded the federation in Jan., 1941, they received widespread support.
Ethiopia was restored its independence; Eritrea was placed under Ethiopian control in 1952 (becoming independent of that country in 1993); and Italian Somaliland, after a period as a UN trusteeship, became part of Somalia in 1960.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/ItalianE.html   (234 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa, former Italian colony on the eastern coast of Africa.
Italian East Africa, the most important part of the Italian colonial empire, resulted from the Italo-Ethiopian war, after which the two former Italian colonies of Eritrea, with its capital in Asmar, and Italian Somaliland, with its capital in Mogadiscio, were combined with the former empire of...
Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, and of the Empire of Ethiopia or Abyssinia, conquered by Italy in 1936.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Italian_East_Africa.html   (289 words)

  
 Italian East Africa
Occasionally Libya (at the time another Italian colony) was referred to as being part of Italian East Africa, but this was uncommon and perhaps misleading.
During the Second World War, the Italian army recruited many thousands of native Africans from the colony to fight against the British in the East African Campaign.
However due to poor training and inadequate supplies and arms, Italian native troops were usually defeated in the face of the enemy.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Italian_East_Africa   (187 words)

  
 CDC - Probable Dengue Virus Infection Among Italian Troops, East Timor, 1999–2000
In October 1999, a localized outbreak of DF in a western district was attributed to serotype 3 (9) and serotype 2 was isolated in December 1999 (10).
All Italian troops eligible for deployment are routinely vaccinated against diphtheria/tetanus, tetravalent meningococcal meningitis, measles/mumps/rubella, hepatitis A and B, polio (with inactivated virus), typhoid fever (orally), and yellow fever (YF).
Italian troops were deployed in East Timor from late September 1999 to mid-February 2000, and all 640 participating military personnel were eligible for inclusion in the study.
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/eid/vol9no7/02-0496.htm   (2795 words)

  
 2004 Italian Everest North East Ridge Route Expedition
We are an Italian team of 4 members (3 men and a woman).
The North East Ridge Route: The route following the north east ridge is one of the two "normal routes" of Mount Everest.
The junctions of the Far East Rongbuk Glacier and Changtse Glacier are passed by around several curves, until - having made about 13 kilometres in the valley - the place of the ABC is reached.
www.everestnews.com /everest2004/italianmteverest2004.htm   (677 words)

  
 ITALIAN COMPANIES: NORTH-EAST AT A TURNING POINT, DISAPPOINTING 2002
However, we're not faced with the death of an era, but we are witnessing the passage from one system to another, which has uncertain borders.
The announcement came this morning in Venice from the North- east Foundation, which presented the long awaited report on the economy in 2003 in Palazzo Labia.
The report, by Daniele Marini, director of the foundation, was pitiless on one side, and full of advice for the future.
www.globalaging.org /ruralaging/world/venice.htm   (494 words)

  
 Italian Somaliland Paper Money-Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Italian Somaliland was an Italian colony in East Africa with its capital at Mogadishu.
Italian Somaliland was established in 1889, when Italy established agreement with the Sultan of Zanzibar to place his territory under Italian protection.
Italian Somaliland became part of Italian East Africa on 1.6.1936 when it merged with the Ethiopian region of Ogaden and was named a province of Somalia.
numismondo.com /pm/ism   (206 words)

  
 The East Carolinian - Italian food, traditions, and culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In Italian culture, spending time with your family consists of sitting around the table having a big meal.
Good food is of great importance to Italians and they put a lot of time and effort into making their dishes perfect.
Italian food is filled with heritage as well as taste.
www.theeastcarolinian.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/17/42140b2f7e162   (952 words)

  
 Military harbors, anti-ship and anti-aircraft coastal defenses in Italian East Africa: 1936-1941
The Italian command, aware that no aid could come from other sectors or from the motherland (it should be remembered that Italian East Africa was practically isolated from Italy since the outbreak of the hostilities), sought, before all, to rescue all the materiel and the weapons which could be located around the site.
On April 8th, after an initial assault was repulsed by Italian grenadiers and guards of the Fiscal Police (Guardia di Finanza) and a large number of British tanks, supported by artillery, broke through the defensive ring of Mount Massaua entering the urban area.
Despite all this, some Italian troops attempted a desperate defense, but eventually they were overwhelmed, in large part because some of the guns with which the base was equipped could not be used because specifically positioned for anti-ship use.
www.regiamarina.net /others/redsea/aoi_defenses_us.htm   (1220 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Italian hostage 'defied killers'
The Italian hostage killed by kidnappers in Iraq was a defiant "hero" in his final moments, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the killing - the first confirmed hostage death in Iraq - would not affect the peace effort.
Italian forces - the third largest contingent in the US-led coalition - are based in the southern city of Nasiriya, working on reconstruction.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/3628977.stm   (668 words)

  
 Italians in the East Bay - A Photo Exhibit at Temescal Branch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The evening was a real delight, complete with delicious Italian specialties adorning several long tables - a glorious experience to behold and to taste live ragtime music being played by a small but energetic band on stage, and brief introductory speeches given by the exhibit organizers.
Italian men and women also contributed tremendously to the garment industry and to the rise of various markets such as delicatessens, produce shops, and the retail food import shops that once lined the streets of the East Bay.
Italian Americans contributed tremendously to the garment industry as designers, pattern drafters, tailors, and seamstresses.
www.oaklandlibrary.org /Branches/temescal_italian_exhibit.html   (1113 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Italian woman kidnapped in Iraq
The Italian aid workers, Simona Torretta and Simona Pari, were freed in September, three weeks after they were kidnapped in Baghdad.
Italian radio journalist Barbara Schiavulli told her station GRT in Rome that Ms Sgrena had called her mobile phone while the abduction was going on, the Associated Press agency reported.
An Italian journalist and Red Cross aid worker, Enzo Baldoni, was kidnapped on 20 August last year between Baghdad and Najaf.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4236239.stm   (563 words)

  
 Italian East Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Occasionally Libya (at the time another Italian colony) was referred to as being part of Italian East Africa,but this was not common.
Due to poor training,incompetent leadership and inadequate supplies and arms, Italian native troops were usually defeated in the face of the enemy.
Inthe map below, the dark green shaded area is Italian East Africa as of 1941.
www.therfcc.org /RFCC/italian-east-africa-150913.html   (164 words)

  
 2004 Italian Everest North East Ridge Route Expedition
The Italians were wrong, Adriano was never (and obviously is not) missing.
That day, I saw two Spanish girls before me together with an Italian of K2 team (Daniele Nardi) then I saw 3 japans arriving on top just when I was beginning coming down.
One more note: Sandra was the first Italian women to reach successfully Everest top from Tibetan side (the first one was Emanuela di Centa from Nepal side, last year).
www.everestnews2004.com /everestnews2/italianeverest2004.htm   (1204 words)

  
 (2331 Lincoln Hwy. East - Lancaster, PA) Italian Villa East Home Page
Non-pasta dishes are served with spaghetti or vegetable, salad, bread and butter.
The official credo of this classic Italian Ristorante is "Una cena-senza cino -e come una giornata senze sole" (translated, "A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine").
Additionally, there are 10 red wines, 10 white wines and 4 sparkling wines/champagnes from which to choose.
www.italianvillaeast.com   (417 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Al-Jazeera: Italian hostage killed on tape
An Italian hostage in Iraq was killed and his death recorded on a videotape received by Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based network said Wednesday.
The network aired a short segment of the video showing the four Italian hostages sitting on the ground, holding up their passports and surrounded by armed men.
Al-Jazeera said the death of one of the Italians is captured on the tape as well but that it declined to broadcast the footage.
www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/04/14/al_jazeera_italian_hostage_killed_on_tape   (356 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Comcast clients: Now, that's Italian!
Italian immigration, by contrast, has been on the wane for more than half a century, along with the number of local households where Italian is spoken.
It's just such a great thing for Italians," said Lisa Capogreco, events coordinator for Italia Unita Inc., an East Boston cultural organization that spearheaded lobbying efforts to expand RAI programming from a few hours a week to 24 hours a day.
Until this month, satellite service was the only option for receiving RAI shows such as their favorite soap opera, ''Un Posto al Sole" (''A Place in the Sun") and keep up with plot twists of their favorite character, Raffaele.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/13/comcast_clients_now_thats_italian?mode=PF   (449 words)

  
 Italian East Africa on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia.
In the background French jazz musician Henri TEXIER (bass) and in the foreground Italian jazz musi (PAR266327)
From right to left the French saxophonist Louis SCLAVIS, the French bassist Henri TEXIER, the Italian drummer Aldo ROMANO and the French sound engineer Charles CARATINI in South Africa.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/ItalianE1.asp   (672 words)

  
 QuickArch: Italian East Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Italian �Africa Orientale Italiana, � group of Italian possessions in East Africa in the period 1936 - 41.
It comprised Ethiopia (annexed by Italy on May 9, 1936, and was proclaimed a part of Italian East Africa that June 1) together with the Italian colonies of Eritrea, now part of Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland, now part of the Somali Democratic Republic.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
quickarch.blogspot.com /2004/09/italian-east-africa.html   (81 words)

  
 Italian East Africa
The Italian army went to Ethiopia in 1869 for the first time, but the Italian Empire in Ethiopia started in 1935, when Mussolini attacked and won.
The first Italian colonial plates, from 1913 until the end of the 1920s, were rectangular, with white background and the full name or just an abbreviation of the colony in red followed by a serial number on the same line, but documentation about these plates is very poor and uncertain.
Later, until 1935, the Italian colonies used plates like those shown in the second (you can find another picture in the old photo gallery, picture 17), in the third and in the fourth picture, that are a front and two different rear plates.
www.targheitaliane.it /italy/colonie/aoi.html   (645 words)

  
 License Plates of Abyssinia - Italian East Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
License Plates of Abyssinia - Italian East Africa
Abyssinia was under the control of Italy between 1935 and 1941 (Africa Oriental Italiano, AOI).
It became part of what are now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
www.worldlicenseplates.com /world/AF_ABYS.html   (42 words)

  
 Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Radisson Hotel Grand Rapids East: Closest Italian (Restaurants)- Powered by 10Best.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A pizza joint and sports bar hybrid, this East Grand Rapids staple is a terrific place to celebrate a big event or just hang out with your friends and watch the big game on one of 24 televisions strategically scattered throughout the place.
Boasting a "French twist with an Italian flair," this upscale downtowner is a favorite with the after-work crowd, who appreciate the sleek martini bar, billed as Western Michigan's largest.
Homemade Italian cuisine and an elegant yet relaxing atmosphere - these are the staples of this Monroe Center gem, where local business-types and families come to celebrate special occasions or just feel a little European.
www.radissondestinationguide.com /list.process/OID_EB39EA2D/OLID_8977/SID_145   (892 words)

  
 The New York Times > International > Middle East > Italian Hostage Returns Home After 2nd Brush With Death
The Italian journalist was wounded in the shooting and an Italian intelligence agent was killed.
The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, said in Rome that the intelligence agent had been instrumental in negotiating the release of Giuliana Sgrena, the abducted journalist.
Sgrena's release remain murky, and Italian officials have shed no light on how, or from whom, she was released.
www.nytimes.com /2005/03/05/international/middleeast/05italy.html?ex=1267765200&en=dacfa95d7454559f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt   (934 words)

  
 Sky Tg 24, Italian Television, to Help via SMS and via Email Italian People in South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
Italian people now in South-East Asia can send a message to Sky Tg 24 Television, via SMS and via Email.
All the Italian people willing to inform their family or testify what’s happening in South-East Asia can send a short message.
Sky is the new Italian satellite platform, fully owned by News Corp., created on April 30, 2003 following the merger between Telepiu and Stream.
www.prweb.com /releases/2004/12/prwebxml192419.php   (402 words)

  
 Italian East Africa
Italian president reminds G8 leaders of commitments to Africa.
Maghreb power trading expands: the countries of the Maghreb are poised to upgrade their power trading arrangements by linking up with producers in the Middle East, Europe and possibly, right across Africa.
Douglas Rogers explores a corner of Africa that is forever Italian (The Sunday Telegraph)
www.infoplease.com /ce5/CE026227.html   (388 words)

  
 Banknotes.com - Image Gallery - Banknotes of Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa - former federation of Italian territories in East Africa that
it lasted until the territories were freed of Italian rule by the British in 1941.
December 1942, the Italians had been totally defeated.
www.banknotes.com /iea.htm   (98 words)

  
 Italian East Africa --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Italian Africa Orientale Italiana, group of Italian possessions in East Africa in the period 1936–41.
The British position in the Mediterranean was based on control of the two bottleneck passages to the sea—Gilbraltar at the western end and the Suez Canal in the east.
The Northwest Territory was linked to the East by a network of canals and later by the railroad.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9043017   (891 words)

  
 DINING OUT; Italian Essence of the East End - New York Times
If a movie maker were trying to catch the essence of the East End, Sapore di Mare would be perfect for location shots.
It blossoms with an airy, summer aura: white stucco walls, wood and terra-cotta tile floors, ceiling fans, leafy palms and flower-encircled screened porches.
This is the only Italian meal of recent memory that had to be followed by a midnight snack.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D81639F930A35754C0A96E948260   (628 words)

  
 RESTAURANTS: ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN NEW YORK CITY
Italian Cuisine: World famous Italian specialties, pizza and pasta, are widely available in Italian restaurants.
Coco Pazzo Teatro Italian cuisine in the theater district.
East Side Northern Italian restaurant serving Tuscan favorites and is particularly known for its homemade breads and sidewalk seating
www.citidex.com /6460.htm   (2214 words)

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