Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
The attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa was an assault against the chancery of the embassy of the United States to the Ethiopian Empire by shiftas. It occurred in early May 1936 following the collapse of the Ethiopian government and the departure of Emperor Haile Selassie from the city prior to the Italian conquest of Addis Ababa. The attack forced the temporary abandonment of the compound and the evacuation of its personnel by the British Army.
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Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
The attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa was an assault against the chancery of the embassy of the United States to the Ethiopian Empire by shiftas. It occurred in early May 1936 following the collapse of the Ethiopian government and the departure of Emperor Haile Selassie from the city prior to the Italian conquest of Addis Ababa. The attack forced the temporary abandonment of the compound and the evacuation of its personnel by the British Army.
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The attack on the United State ...... providing for its protection.
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casualties
two wounded
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unknown
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causes
collapse of Ethiopian government
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*United States: 12
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*Ethiopian civilians: unknown
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unknown
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leadfigures
*Cornelius Van Hemert Engert
*Sir Sidney Barton
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methods
siege
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result
Americans evacuated by British Army, legation secured by Royal Italian Army
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Ethiopian civilians
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Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
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The attack on the United State ...... personnel by the British Army.
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Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
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