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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.
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.
The colony was divided into 6 Governorates – Addis Ababa 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 Addis Ababa Governorate.
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Coat of arms of the Scioa Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| Addis Ababa Governorate | |||||
| 1 | Giuseppe Bottai (1895–1959) | 5 May 1936 | 27 May 1936 | 22 days | |
| 2 | Alfredo Siniscalchi (1885–1954) | 1 June 1936 | 23 September 1938 | 2 years, 114 days | |
| 3 | Francesco Canero Medici (1886–1946) | 23 September 1938 | 1 January 1939 | 100 days | |
| Scioa Governorate | |||||
| 1 | Enrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 1 January 1939 | 5 May 1939 | 124 days | |
| 2 | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 5 May 1939 | 2 June 1940 | 1 year, 28 days | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 2 June 1940 | 3 April 1941 | 305 days | |
| – | Agenore Frangipani (1876–1941[a]) Acting | 3 April 1941 | 6 April 1941 † | 3 days | |
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Amhara Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Amhara Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli (1877–1962) | 1 June 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 197 days | |
| 2 | Ottorino Mezzetti (1877–1962) | 15 December 1937 | 1 January 1939 | 1 year, 17 days | |
| – | Luigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 1 January 1939 | 19 May 1941 | 2 years, 138 days | |
| – | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 19 May 1941 | 27 November 1941 | 192 days |
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Eritrea Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Eritrea Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Alfredo Guzzoni (1877–1965) | 1 June 1936 | 1 April 1937 | 304 days | |
| 2 | Vincenzo De Feo (1876–1955) | 1 April 1937 | 15 December 1937 | 258 days | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 15 December 1937 | 2 June 1940 | 2 years, 170 days | |
| – | Luigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 2 June 1940 | 19 May 1941 | 351 days |
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Galla-Sidamo Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Galla-Sidamo Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Carlo Geloso (1879–1957) | 1 June 1936 | 9 July 1938 | 2 years, 38 days | |
| 2 | Armando Felsani (1892–?) | 10 July 1938 | 12 August 1938 | 33 days | |
| 3 | Pietro Gazzera (1879–1953) | 12 August 1938 | 6 July 1941 | 2 years, 328 days |
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Harar Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Harar Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 1 June 1936 | 5 May 1939 | 2 years, 338 days | |
| 2 | Enrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 5 May 1939 | 11 June 1940 | 1 year, 37 days | |
| – | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 4 February 1941 | 238 days | |
| – | Pompeo Gorini Acting | 4 February 1941 | 9 March 1941 | 33 days | |
| – | Carlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 10 March 1941 | 24 April 1941 | 45 days |
Somalia Governorate
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Coat of arms of the Somalia Governorate.
| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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| 1 | Ruggero Santini (1870–1958) | 25 May 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 204 days | |
| 2 | Francesco Saverio Caroselli (1887–1967) | 15 December 1937 | 11 June 1940 | 2 years, 179 days | |
| – | Gustavo Pesenti (1878–1960) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 31 January 1941 | 234 days | |
| – | Carlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 31 January 1941 | 20 March 1941 | 48 days |
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Notes
- ^ Committed suicide.
See also
- Italian East Africa
- List of Governors-General of Italian East Africa
- Italian Ethiopia
- Italian Eritrea
- List of colonial governors of Italian Eritrea
- Italian Somaliland
- List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland
- History of Ethiopia
- History of Eritrea
- History of Somalia
- Second Italo-Ethiopian War
- East African Campaign (World War II)
- Arbegnoch
- Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia
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