Exodus of Foreigners
Following nationalization, there was an exodus of foreigners who had owned and operated the industrial enterprises. The war in Eritrea and labor strikes and demonstrations also closed the approximately 30 percent of the country's manufacturers that had been located in that region.
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“Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak.”
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