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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

Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea:[1]

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

Notes

  1. ^ Worldstatesmen.org
  2. ^ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office

See also

Bibliography

  • Killion, Tom. Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810834375.

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