Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 23). Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082288

South African History Online (2012) 'Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum.', South African History Online, 23 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082288 (Accessed: 20 September 2026).

South African History Online, Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082288, (accessed 20 September 2026).

"Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum.." South African History Online, 23 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082288. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Eritrea gains independence from Ethiopia after thirty years of civil war following a United Nations (UN)-monitored referendum.." South African History Online. April 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0082288.