List of governors-general of Italian East Africa
(Redirected from Colonial heads of Italian East Africa)
This article lists the governors-general of Italian East Africa, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.
| Governor-General of Italian East Africa | |
|---|---|
| Governatore Generale della Africa Orientale Italiana | |
.svg) Coat of arms of Italian East Africa | |
.svg) Flag of viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy | |
| Reports to | King of Italy |
| Residence | Guenete Leul Palace, Addis Ababa |
| Formation | 9 May 1936 |
| First holder | Pietro Badoglio |
| Final holder | Guglielmo Nasi |
| Abolished | 27 November 1941 |
The Governor-General of Italian East Africa was also Viceroy of Italian Ethiopia.[1]
List
edit| No. | Portrait | Viceroy and Governor-General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshal Pietro Badoglio (1871–1956) [a] | 9 May 1936 | 11 June 1936 | 33 days |  Royal Italian Army | |
| 2 | Marshal Rodolfo Graziani (1882–1955) | 11 June 1936 | 21 December 1937 | 1 year, 193 days | Royal Italian Army | |
| 3 | General Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898–1942) | 21 December 1937 | 19 May 1941 [b] | 3 years, 149 days | Royal Italian Army | |
| – | General Pietro Gazzera (1879–1953) Acting | 23 May 1941 | 6 July 1941 | 44 days | Royal Italian Army | |
| – | General Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 6 July 1941 | 27 November 1941 | 144 days | Royal Italian Army |
Timeline
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See also
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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Surrendered to the Allies at the Battle of Amba Alagi (1941), during the East African campaign of World War II.