... had purchased the port Assab from a commercial company who were administrating it. My father has always talked about Eritrea's wealth and the pride of the people. The foreign occupiers like Italy recognized the importance of this little country, they ruled it from1888-1941 and used it many times as a launching spot for their military aspiration including their successful capture, although brief ... an agreement on the future of Eritrea, the British empire with its control of Egypt, Sudan and Aden gave them a predominate position in the Red Sea and control of the Suez Canal and approache...

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