List of Governors of the Governorates of Italian East Africa
This article lists the Governors of the Governorates of Italian East Africa. The Governorates formed the first level of country subdivision of the Italian East Africa, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.
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The Governorates of Italian East Africa after the 1938 creation of the Scioa Governorate, and before the 1940 conquest of British Somaliland.
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Coat of arms of Italian East Africa.
The colony was divided into 6 Governorates – Addis Abeba Governorate (Scioa Governorate from 1938), Amhara Governorate, Eritrea Governorate, Galla-Sidamo Governorate, Harar Governorate and Somalia Governorate.[1]
List
Addis Ababa / Scioa Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Scioa Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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Addis Ababa Governorate | |||
5 May 1936 to 27 May 1936 | ![]() | Giuseppe Bottai, Governor | |
1 June 1936 to 23 September 1938 | Alfredo Siniscalchi, Governor | ||
23 September 1938 to 1 January 1939 | Francesco Canero Medici, Governor | ||
Scioa Governorate | |||
1 January 1939 to 5 May 1939 | ![]() | Enrico Cerulli, Governor | |
5 May 1939 to 2 June 1940 | ![]() | Guglielmo Nasi, Governor | |
2 June 1940 to 3 April 1941 | Giuseppe Daodice, Governor | ||
3 April 1941 to 6 April 1941 | Agenore Frangipani, Acting Governor |
Amhara Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Amhara Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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1 June 1936 to 15 December 1937 | ![]() | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Governor | |
15 December 1937 to 1 January 1939 | Ottorino Mezzetti, Governor | ||
1 January 1939 to 19 May 1941 | Luigi Frusci, Acting Governor | ||
19 May 1941 to 27 November 1941 | ![]() | Guglielmo Nasi, Acting Governor |
Eritrea Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Eritrea Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937 | ![]() | Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor | |
1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937 | Vincenzo De Feo, Governor | ||
15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940 | Giuseppe Daodice, Governor | ||
2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941 | Luigi Frusci, Acting Governor |
Galla-Sidamo Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Galla-Sidamo Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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1 June 1936 to 9 July 1938 | ![]() | Carlo Geloso, Governor | |
10 July 1938 to 12 August 1938 | Armando Felsani, Governor | ||
12 August 1938 to 6 July 1941 | ![]() | Pietro Gazzera, Governor |
Harar Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Harar Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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1 June 1936 to 5 May 1939 | ![]() | Guglielmo Nasi, Governor | 1st time |
5 May 1939 to 11 June 1940 | ![]() | Enrico Cerulli, Governor | |
11 June 1940 to 4 February 1941 | ![]() | Guglielmo Nasi, Acting Governor | 2nd time |
4 February 1941 to 9 March 1941 | Pompeo Gorini, Acting Governor | ||
10 March 1941 to 24 April 1941 | Carlo De Simone, Acting Governor |
Somalia Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Somalia Governorate.
Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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25 May 1936 to 15 December 1937 | Ruggiero Santini, Governor | ||
15 December 1937 to 11 June 1940 | Francesco Saverio Caroselli, Governor | ||
11 June 1940 to 31 January 1941 | Gustavo Pesenti, Acting Governor | ||
31 January 1941 to 20 March 1941 | Carlo De Simone, Acting Governor |
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See also
- Italian East Africa
- Italian Ethiopia
- Italian Eritrea
- Italian Somaliland
- History of Ethiopia
- History of Eritrea
- History of Somalia
- Second Italo-Ethiopian War
- East African Campaign (World War II)
References
- Royal Institute of International Affairs (24 August 1940). "Italian Possessions in Africa: II. Italian East Africa". Bulletin of International News. 17 (17): 1065–1074.
External links
- Worldstatesmen.org – Ethiopia (Italian East Africa), Eritrea and Somalia
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