Ethiopia's
annexation of Eritrea as a province in 1962 sparked a 30-year struggle
for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating
Ethiopian forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a
1993 referendum. A two and a half year border war with Ethiopia
that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices on 12 December 2000.
Eritrea currently hosts a UN peacekeeping operation that will monitor
the border region until an international commission determines and
demarcates the boundary between the two countries. (adapted
from the CIA World Factbook)
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Ethiopia's
annexation of Eritrea as a province in 1962 sparked a 30-year struggle
for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating
Ethiopian forces; independence was overwhelmingly approved in a
1993 referendum. A two and a half year border war with Ethiopia
that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices on 12 December 2000.
Eritrea currently hosts a UN peacekeeping operation that will monitor
the border region until an international commission determines and
demarcates the boundary between the two countries. (