26 January 1923 – 24 January 1932
01 SECOND ITALO-SENUSSI WAR
Beginning shortly after Mussolini comes to power, this colonial conflict sees Italy pacify Libyan rebels. Tens of thousands of Libyans are killed in a war that lasts almost ten years. Libya is the beginning of a fascist programme to build a new Italian Empire.
3 October 1935 – 19 February 1937
02 SECOND ITALO-ETHIOPIAN WAR
Italian soldiers invade