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Eritrea, located on northern Africa fronting the Red Sea, was an Italian colony from 1889 until its incorporation into Italian East Africa in 1936. Came under British Military Adminstration 1941-1952. Became an autonomous unit within the federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1952, and annexed with Ethiopia in 1962. Proclaimed independence in 1993.