List_of_Italian_Governors_of_Addis_Ababa
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]
Addis Ababa / Scioa Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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Addis Ababa Governorate | |||||
1 | Bottai, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bottai (1895–1959) | 5 May 1936 | 27 May 1936 | 22 days | |
2 | Siniscalchi, AlfredoAlfredo Siniscalchi (1885–1954) | 1 June 1936 | 23 September 1938 | 2 years, 114 days | |
3 | Canero Medici, FrancescoFrancesco Canero Medici (1886–1946) | 23 September 1938 | 1 January 1939 | 100 days | |
Scioa Governorate | |||||
1 | Cerulli, EnricoEnrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 1 January 1939 | 5 May 1939 | 124 days | |
2 | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 5 May 1939 | 2 June 1940 | 1 year, 28 days | |
3 | Daodice, GiuseppeGiuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 2 June 1940 | 3 April 1941 | 305 days | |
– | Frangipani, AgenoreAgenore Frangipani (1876–1941[lower-alpha 1]) Acting | 3 April 1941 | 6 April 1941 † | 3 days |
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Amhara Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Pirzio Biroli, AlessandroAlessandro Pirzio Biroli (1877–1962) | 1 June 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 197 days | |
2 | Pirzio Biroli, AlessandroOttorino Mezzetti [it] (1877–1962) | 15 December 1937 | 1 January 1939 | 1 year, 17 days | |
– | Frusci, LuigiLuigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 1 January 1939 | 19 May 1941 | 2 years, 138 days | |
– | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 19 May 1941 | 27 November 1941 | 192 days |
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Eritrea Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Guzzoni, AlfredoAlfredo Guzzoni (1877–1965) | 1 June 1936 | 1 April 1937 | 304 days | |
2 | de Feo, VincenzoVincenzo de Feo (1876–1955) | 1 April 1937 | 15 December 1937 | 258 days | |
3 | Daodice, GiuseppeGiuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 15 December 1937 | 2 June 1940 | 2 years, 170 days | |
– | Frusci, LuigiLuigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 2 June 1940 | 19 May 1941 | 351 days |
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Galla-Sidamo Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Geloso, CarloCarlo Geloso (1879–1957) | 1 June 1936 | 9 July 1938 | 2 years, 38 days | |
2 | Felsani, ArmandoArmando Felsani (1892–?) | 10 July 1938 | 12 August 1938 | 33 days | |
3 | Gazzera, PietroPietro Gazzera (1879–1953) | 12 August 1938 | 6 July 1941 | 2 years, 328 days |
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Harar Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 1 June 1936 | 5 May 1939 | 2 years, 338 days | |
2 | Cerulli, EnricoEnrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 5 May 1939 | 11 June 1940 | 1 year, 37 days | |
– | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 4 February 1941 | 238 days | |
– | Gorini, PompeoPompeo Gorini [it] Acting | 4 February 1941 | 9 March 1941 | 33 days | |
– | De Simone, CarloCarlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 10 March 1941 | 24 April 1941 | 45 days |
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Somalia Governorate
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No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Santini, RuggeroRuggero Santini (1870–1958) | 25 May 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 204 days | |
2 | Caroselli, FrancescoFrancesco Caroselli (1887–1967) | 15 December 1937 | 11 June 1940 | 2 years, 179 days | |
– | Pesenti, GustavoGustavo Pesenti (1878–1960) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 31 January 1941 | 234 days | |
– | De Simone, CarloCarlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 31 January 1941 | 20 March 1941 | 48 days |
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- Royal Institute of International Affairs (24 August 1940). "Italian Possessions in Africa: II. Italian East Africa". Bulletin of International News. 17 (17): 1065–1074.
- Worldstatesmen.org – Ethiopia (Italian East Africa), Eritrea and Somalia