Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation
የኢትዮጵያ-ኤርትራ ፌዴሬሽን (Amharic)
الاتحاد الإثيوبي الإريتري (Arabic)
ፈደረሽን ኤርትርያ ኢትዮጵያ (Tigrinya)
1952–1962
Flag of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Anthem: Ityopp'ya Hoy[1]
Ethiopia, Be Happy
Coat of arms of Ethiopia (left) and Eritrea (right)
Location of Ethiopia with autonomous Eritrea
Location of Ethiopia with autonomous Eritrea
CapitalAddis Ababa
Common languagesAmharic
Tigrinya[2]
Arabic[2]
GovernmentAutonomous region
Emperor of Ethiopia 
• 1952–1962
Haile Selassie
Emperor's Representative 
• 1952–1959
Andargachew Messai
• 1959–1962
Abiye Abebe
Chief Executive of Eritrea 
• 1952–1955
Tedla Bairu
• 1955 (acting)
Araya Wassie
• 1955–1962
Asfaha Woldemikael
LegislatureImperial Federal Council
Historical eraCold War
• Federation
15 September 1952
1 September 1961
15 November 1962
CurrencyEthiopian birr
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Military Administration (Eritrea)
Province of Eritrea
Today part ofEthiopia
Eritrea

The Ethiopian–Eritrean Federation was a coalition between the former Italian colony of Eritrea and the Ethiopian Empire. It was established as a result of the renunciation of Italy’s rights and titles to territorial possessions in Africa, inclusive of all its established territories or colonies made effective by the Treaty of Paris of 1947.[3]: 375–383  The fate of Eritrea was contingent on numerous political, social, and economic ideals of Eritreans that ranged from leftists favoring independence, conservatives favoring Ethiopian crown rule, and Eritreans who favored a political union of the two sides of the spectrum. In an attempt to provide Eritrea with ultimate autonomy under an Eritrean curated constitution and governmental elections, UN Resolution 390 (A) was devised to implement such welfare to the individuals it was to be imposed upon.

  1. ^ "Ethiopia (1930-1975) – nationalanthems.info".
  2. ^ a b Official languages of the Federation alongside Amharic until 1956.
  3. ^ Schiller, A. Arthur (1 July 1953). "Eritrea: Constitution and Federation with Ethiopia". The American Journal of Comparative Law. 2 (3): 375–383. doi:10.2307/837485. JSTOR 837485.