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Lemma 12.5.5. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be an abelian category. All finite limits and finite colimits exist in $\mathcal{A}$.

Proof. To show that finite limits exist it suffices to show that finite products and equalizers exist, see Categories, Lemma 4.18.4. Finite products exist by definition and the equalizer of $a, b : x \to y$ is the kernel of $a - b$. The argument for finite colimits is similar but dual to this. $\square$

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