List of colonial governors of Italian Eritrea

Italian Eritrea, 1922.
Coat of arms of Italian Eritrea

This is a list of colonial governors of Italian Eritrea from 1890 to 1941. They administered the territory on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.

List

Italian Eritrea -before the official creation of the Colonia Eritrea in 1890- had seven interim governors: Branchi Giovanni (1882-1885), Caimi Alessandro (1885), Tancredi Saletta (1885), Genè Carlo (1886-1887), Tancredi Saletta (1887), Di San Marzano Alessandro (1888) and Baldissera Antonio (1889).[1]

Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea:[2]

Term[3] Incumbent Notes
Eritrea Italian Colony
1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890Baldassarre Orero, Commandant 
30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant 
28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896Oreste Baratieri, Commandant 
22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897Antonio Baldissera, Governor 
16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907Ferdinando Martini, Governor 
25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor 
17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, acting Governor1st Term
16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919Giacomo De Martino, Governor 
20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920Camillo De Camillis, Governor 
20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921Ludovico Pollera, Governor 
14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, Governor2nd Term
1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928Jacopo Gasparini, Governor 
1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930Corrado Zoli, Governor 
11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor 
15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935Ottone Gabeli, acting Governor 
18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935Emilio De Bono, Governor 
22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936Pietro Badoglio, GovernorEritrea Governorate; part of AOI
1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937Alfredo Guzzoni, GovernorEritrea Governorate; part of AOI
1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937Vincenzo De Feo, GovernorEritrea Governorate; part of AOI
15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940Giuseppe Daodice, GovernorEritrea Governorate; part of AOI
2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941Luigi Frusci, acting GovernorEritrea Governorate; part of AOI

From 1936, the colony of Eritrea was increased in size and called Eritrea Governorate, as part of Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI). The Italian governors were under direct orders of the Viceroy (representing the now-King and Emperor Vittorio Emanuele III).

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Data on Eritrea history (in Italian)
  2. ↑ Worldstatesmen.org
  3. ↑ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office

Bibliography

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