List of governors-general of Italian East Africa

Governor-General of Italian East Africa
Governatore Generale della Africa Orientale Italiana
Coat of arms of Italian East Africa
Flag of viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy
Longest serving
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
21 December 1937 – 19 May 1941
Reports toKing of Italy
ResidenceGuenete Leul Palace, Addis Ababa
Formation9 May 1936
First holderPietro Badoglio
Final holderGuglielmo Nasi
Abolished27 November 1941

This article lists the governors-general of Italian East Africa, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.

The Governor-General of Italian East Africa was also Viceroy of Italian Ethiopia.[1]

List

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No. Portrait Viceroy and Governor-General Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch
1
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio, PietroMarshal
Pietro Badoglio
(1871–1956)
[a]		9 May 193611 June 193633 days Royal Italian Army
2
Rodolfo Graziani
Graziani, RodolfoMarshal
Rodolfo Graziani
(1882–1955)		11 June 193621 December 19371 year, 193 days Royal Italian Army
3
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
Aosta, AmedeoGeneral
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
(1898–1942)		21 December 193719 May 1941 [b]3 years, 149 days Royal Italian Army
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Pietro Gazzera
Gazzera, PietroGeneral
Pietro Gazzera
(1879–1953)
Acting		23 May 19416 July 194144 days Royal Italian Army
–
Guglielmo Nasi
Nasi, GuglielmoGeneral
Guglielmo Nasi
(1879–1971)
Acting		6 July 194127 November 1941144 days Royal Italian Army

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Took control of Addis Ababa on 5 May 1936 at the end of the March of the Iron Will, during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
  2. ^ Surrendered to the Allies at the Battle of Amba Alagi (1941), during the East African campaign of World War II.

References

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  1. ^ Treccani: Africa orientale Italiane, section: "Governo e amministrazione (in Italian)
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