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