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Events on Monday 24 May 1993 1
1993Eritrea declares independenceEritrea formally separates from Ethiopia after decades of warEritrea formally declared independence on May 24, 1993, following an overwhelming referendum vote and a 30-year armed struggle against Ethiopian rule. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front, which had led the independence movement, formed the country's first government under Isaias Afwerki. The referendum had been agreed as part of Ethiopia's own political transition after the fall of the Derg regime.