5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁However , ▁Italy ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁colon ize ▁Eth iop ia ; ▁the ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁Italian ▁presence ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁an ▁occupation , ▁since ▁full ▁Italian ▁control ▁was ▁only ▁achieved ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba ▁and ▁even ▁this ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁continuous ▁attack ▁from ▁Eth iop ian ▁patri ots . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁w aged ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁However , ▁the ▁Italian ▁commander , ▁Am ede o , ▁Duke ▁of ▁A osta , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁Both ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁its ▁al lies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁several ▁wars ▁were ▁w aged ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁including ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁the ▁Og aden ▁War ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 7 8 ), ▁the ▁E rit re an ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁and ▁the ▁E rit re an - E th iop ian ▁War ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 ). ▁During ▁its ▁social ist ▁period , ▁Som alia ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁military ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁its ▁friendship ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet