Which country recognized Eritrea first as a sovereign nation?
Which country recognized Eritrea first as a sovereign nation?
The first country to officially recognize Eritrea after it declared independence from Ethiopia was Ethiopia itself.
Eritrea declared de facto independence on May 24, 1991, after Eritrean rebels defeated Ethiopian forces. However, its independence was officially recognized after a UN-supervised referendum in April 1993, in which over 99% of Eritreans voted for independence.
Following the referendum, Ethiopia became the first country to formally recognize Eritrea's independence on May 24, 1993. Shortly afterward, many other countries and the United Nations also recognized Eritrea.
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