Eritrea (1952–1962)
Eritrea | |||||||||
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| 1952–1962 | |||||||||
Location of autonomous Eritrea within the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea | |||||||||
| Status | Autonomous region | ||||||||
| Capital | Asmara | ||||||||
| Common languages | Amharic Tigrinya Arabic | ||||||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Haile Selassie | ||||||||
| Emperor's Representative | |||||||||
• 1952–1959 | Andargachew Messai | ||||||||
• 1959–1962 | Abiye Abebe | ||||||||
| Chief Executive of Eritrea | |||||||||
• 1952–1955 | Tedla Bairu | ||||||||
• 1955 (acting) | Araya Wassie | ||||||||
• 1955–1962 | Asfaha Woldemikael | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Eritrea | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 15 September 1952 | |||||||||
| 1 September 1961 | |||||||||
| 15 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Currency | Ethiopian birr | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ER | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Eritrea | ||||||||
| History of Eritrea |
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| Eritrea portal |
Between 1952 and 1962, Eritrea was an autonomous component of the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea.