Events from the year 2012 in Eritrea

Incumbents President: Isaias Afewerki

Events

March March 14 - Ethiopian forces attack separatist bases within Eritrea in response to separatists' attacks in Ethiopia's Afar Region.

August August - Four of Eritrea's Olympic athletes, including the team's flagbearer for the Opening Ceremony, apply for asylum in the United Kingdom, citing repressive conditions within Eritrea.

Sport July 27 to August 12 – Eritrea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Unknown dates Eritrea at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria

Births in 2012

Deaths in 2012

January January 1 – Leveie Sans, 24, Eritrean Dancer, car crash (born 1987)

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