Abyssinian insurgency

The Abyssinian insurgency was an insurgency that began in 1936 following the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. The resistance was led by the Abergnoch, a group of anti-fascist insurgents who sought to oust the Italians from their homeland. The size of the rebel forces waxed and waned over the years, finally seeing consistent growth in the 1950's when the Duce Mussolini became increasingly unwell and tensions grew within the Italian Empire.
== Assassination of Italo Balbo ==
In 1955 Italo Balbo, the long-serving Governor-General of Libya, travelled to Italian East Africa. Ostensibly this visit was arranged for Balbo to assist the Governor-General of East Africa, Prince Amadeo, in improving the infrastructure and encouraging Italian settlers to the colony. However behind the scenes Balbo was travelling to try and win the support of the Duke of Aosta, the health of Mussolini was known to have started to rapidly deteriorate and who could succeed him as Duce was the question on many peoples minds.
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