Ogaden Crisis

The Ogaden Crisis, sometimes referred to as the "Somalian Uprisings", or the "Horn of Africa Crisis" are a series of rebellions across Italian Somalia and majority Somalian Ethiopian lands. it is named the Ogaden Crisis as these rebellions originally hailed from the region. As of December 31st, 1935, the rebels have expanded their control from just the Ogaden to places across Eastern Ethiopia as well as in Italian Somaliland.
= History =
== Before the conflict ==
== Start and ongoing crisis ==
Somalian nationalism had for decades been crushed by a joint effort by Ethiopia and Italy for the goal of preserving their lands. But once the Great Depression set in across the world Ethiopia and Italy suffered tremendously. The Italians began to suffer increasing escalations by syndicalists in northern Italy, decimating their industry and making it harder to maintain control over their East African colonies. Libya was easier to control as it was in close proximity to mainland Italy and therefore easier to pacify but Libyan resistance has slowly increased over the years. While East Africa were hundreds of miles away while Egypt which controls the Suez Canal has a rocky relationship with Italy, it was more expensive to maintain those distant colonies.
Category:African Topics
Category:Ethiopian Topics
Category:Horn of Africa Topics