Eritrea...-700 BC Yg'd Dynasty rule500 BC - 700 AD Part of Axum1200-1557 Under Ethiopian suzerainty1557-1813 Part of Ottoman Empire1805-1848 Na'ibs of Arkiko de facto independent1813-1826 Egyptian occupation1826-1865 Ottoman ruler restored1865-1882 Part of Egypt (Red Sea province)1869 Port of Assab purchased by Italy1879-1890 Massawa under Ethiopian rule1885 Massawa taken by Italy1888-1889 Assab and Massawa under Italian protectorate1890-1941 Italian colony of Eritrea1936-1941 Part of Italian occupied Ethiopia1941-1951 British occupation1951-1952 UN supervision under Britain1952-1962 Federation with Ethiopia1962-1991 Part of Ethiopia, autonomy revoked1991-1993 Provisional government (de facto independence)1993- Independence, State of EritreaKingdom Bahr-Negash1557-1578 Yeshaq1680-1710 Musa....-....179.-1793 Ahmed....-....Na'ibs of Arikio1805-1826 Idris 'Uthman1826-1844 Yahya1844-1845 Hasan1845-1846 Mohammad1846-1848 Isma'il Hakki PashaChief Executives15 Sep 1952 - 29 Jul 1955 Ato Tedla Bairu08 Aug 1955 - Dec 1959 Asfaha WoldemikaelDec 1959 - 14 Nov 1962 Abiya AbebeGovernors-General14 Nov 1962 - 1964 Abiya Abebe1964 - Dec 1970 Ras Asrata-Medhin KassaDec 1970 - 29 Aug 1974 Debebe Haile Mariam29 Aug 1974 - 29 May 1991 Amanuel Amde-MikaelSecretary-General of the Provisional Government29 May 1991 - 24 May 1993 Isaias AfewerkiPresident24 May 1993 - Isaias Afewerki