<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Eritrean -- Ethiopian War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 May 1998 -- 18 June 2000 ( 2 years , 1 month , 1 week and 5 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Eritrean -- Ethiopian border , southern Eritrea , Tigray </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Ethiopian military victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Eritrean international courts victory </Li> <Li> Eritrean failure to push out Ethiopian occupation of some disputed territories and the border town of Badme and Tsorona </Li> <Li> Refugee displacement and humanitarian crises of Eritreans and Ethiopians </Li> <Li> Algiers Agreement ( 2000 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Ethiopia occupies all disputed territories </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Isaias Afewerki </Li> <Li> Sebhat Ephrem </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Negasso Gidada </Li> <Li> Meles Zenawi </Li> <Li> Tsadkan Gebre - Tensae </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 100,000 -- 120,000 ( 1998 ) </Li> <Li> 150,000 ( 2000 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> 300,000 -- 350,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 19,000 killed ( Eritrean claim ) </Li> <Li> 123,000 killed ( Ethiopian clandestine opposition claim ) </Li> <Li> 150,000 killed ( other estimates ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 70,000 -- 100,000 killed on both sides ( ICG estimate ) </Li> <Li> 300,000 killed on both sides ( other estimates ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Eritrean -- Ethiopian War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 May 1998 -- 18 June 2000 ( 2 years , 1 month , 1 week and 5 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Eritrean -- Ethiopian border , southern Eritrea , Tigray </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Ethiopian military victory </P> <Ul> <Li> Eritrean international courts victory </Li> <Li> Eritrean failure to push out Ethiopian occupation of some disputed territories and the border town of Badme and Tsorona </Li> <Li> Refugee displacement and humanitarian crises of Eritreans and Ethiopians </Li> <Li> Algiers Agreement ( 2000 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Ethiopia occupies all disputed territories </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Isaias Afewerki </Li> <Li> Sebhat Ephrem </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Negasso Gidada </Li> <Li> Meles Zenawi </Li> <Li> Tsadkan Gebre - Tensae </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 100,000 -- 120,000 ( 1998 ) </Li> <Li> 150,000 ( 2000 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> 300,000 -- 350,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 19,000 killed ( Eritrean claim ) </Li> <Li> 123,000 killed ( Ethiopian clandestine opposition claim ) </Li> <Li> 150,000 killed ( other estimates ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> 70,000 -- 100,000 killed on both sides ( ICG estimate ) </Li> <Li> 300,000 killed on both sides ( other estimates ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the ethiopian and eritrean war start
when did the ethiopian and eritrean war start
May 1998 --
May 1998 --