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End of Crispi's Fourth Government

Name: End of Crispi's Fourth Government
Start: 1896-06-14
End: 1896-06-14
Location: Rome

When: 14 June 1896
Where: Rome
Part of: Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defeats Italy, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War

Francesco Crispi's fourth government as Prime Minister of Italy ended on 14 June 1896, after the Adwa defeat was reported to Rome on 2 March.

Crispi's fourth tenure as Prime Minister ran from 15 December 1893 to 14 June 1896; he had served four times in the office. On 2 March 1896, Baratieri's telegram informed Crispi's government of the Italian defeat at Adwa. No passage states a resignation on 9 March 1896 or a causal link between Adwa and the end of his tenure; the legacy 9 March date is unsupported.

Sources

Francesco Crispi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11
Battle of Adwa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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