ethiopia gains somalia

After world war 2 could Ethiopia gain Italian Somalia

Would British Somaliland became an independent nation

would Ethiopia be able to keep Somalia long term
 

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After world war 2 could Ethiopia gain Italian Somalia

Would British Somaliland became an independent nation

would Ethiopia be able to keep Somalia long term

No.

Possibly, come decolonisation.

No.
 
After world war 2 could Ethiopia gain Italian Somalia

Would British Somaliland became an independent nation

would Ethiopia be able to keep Somalia long term

Possible but not plausible.

Probably.

Why not. Eritrea gained independence so why not Somalia too.
 
After world war 2 could Ethiopia gain Italian Somalia

Would British Somaliland became an independent nation

would Ethiopia be able to keep Somalia long term
Somalia is 100 Percent Sunni Muslim while Ethiopia was a Coptic Christian state. ( whith a growing Muslim population and Somalis though) (I don't know how generally present political religion was in that region back than. Somalia would be very hard to govern( even in a sort of Ffederation), Ethiopia couldn't govern Eritrea without Civil War. There are even pan Somali movements who wants to gain parts of Ethiopia not the other way round.
 
They wouldn't take it unless they were denied Eritrea. Well, they might but it would be a bad idea. They probably just go to their maximum claim over the disputed border, followed by propping up four or five rulers who have an invested interested in the Somalis not uniting and denying themselves power.
 
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