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Ethiopia was indeed colonized for five years by Italy. Although Italy lost the famous "Battle" of Adwa, a single-day battle during the First Italo-Ethiopian War.(1st March 1896) Italy eventually returned 39 years later in October 1935 and won the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and occupied Ethiopia from July 1936 until Allied forces liberated the country in November 1941. This occupation forced Haile Selassie to flee for his life and sought refuge in exile and lived in Bath, UK (1936-1941) The notion that Ethiopia was never colonized by European powers is a fallacy and a product of historical misinformation. During the Italian occupation, Ethiopian territories were proclaimed by Benito Mussolini as part of Italian East Africa in 1936, with Addis Ababa designated as the capital. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy even declared himself Emperor of Ethiopia. In 1941, during World War II, Ethiopia was liberated from Italian control by Allied forces in the East African Campaign. Subsequently, Ethiopia was placed under British military administration while Emperor Haile Selassie returned to reclaim the Ethiopian throne. In December 1944, a new agreement restored by the British and full sovereignty was given to Ethiopia, although the British continued to control the Ogaden region until 1955. Under the 1947 peace treaty with the British, Italy finally recognized Ethiopia's sovereignty and independence. So, of course #Ethiopia was colonised albeit for a short period of time. Many scholars intentionally leave the second war and only mention the first battle of Adwa to create a picture that Italy lost the battle and never returned. The Italians lost a battle but won the war. That's the brutal truth.