The First Italo-Ethiopian War was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from 1895 to 1896. Ethiopia was supported primarily by Russia as well as France, that provided weapons, military officers, and medical supplies, that assisted Ethiopian forces during the war. Ethiopia's military victory over Italy, secured it the distinction of being the only African nation to successfully resist European colonialism during the Scramble for Africa.
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