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Adwa (ä`dwä), Aduwa, or Adowa (both: ä`dəwä), Ital. Adua, town (1994 pop. 24,519), Tigray region, N Ethiopia. Lying on the highway between Aksum and Adigrat, Adwa is an agricultural trade center. Adwa was the most important commercial center of Tigray in the 19th cent., but declined in the 1870s as a result of the dislocation caused by the fighting between Ethiopia and Egypt. In 1896, Adwa was the site of the battle in which Menelik II Menelik II (mĕn`əlĭk), 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889. ..... Click the link for more information. decisively defeated Italian invaders and forced them out of Ethiopia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Both men originated in eastern Gojjam and are renowned
for their paintings of the Battle of Adwa of 1896. In the Battle of Adwa in 1896, the
Italian forces met defeat at the hands of the Ethiopians defending their
homeland. We arrived in Adwa on December 6 (1984) and were surrounded
by soldiers in the middle of the town. |
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