Galla-Sidamo Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa. It was formed in 1936 from parts of the conquered Ethiopian Empire following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War with the capital was Jimma. In November 1938 some territory of Galla-Sidamo in the Scioa region was given to the neighboring Addis Abeba Governorate, enlarging it to the Scioa Governorate.
| Galla-Sidamo Governorate Governatorato di Galla e Sidama | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Italian East Africa | |||||||||
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.svg) Galla-Sidamo (orange) within Italian East Africa | |||||||||
| Capital | Jimma | ||||||||
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• | ca. 4,000,000 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
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• 1936-1938 | Carlo Geloso | ||||||||
• 1938 | Armando Felsani | ||||||||
• 1938-1941 | Pietro Gazzera | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period World War II | ||||||||
• Created | 1 June 1936 | ||||||||
| 6 July 1941 | |||||||||
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The area bordering the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was the stronghold of the Ethiopian resistance against the Italians until 1939, when it was practically pacified.
The Governorate of Galla-Sidamo was subdivided into:
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editBibliography
edit- Beltrami, Vanni. "Italia d'oltremare. Storie dei territori italiani dalla conquista alla caduta." Edizioni Nuova Cultura. Roma, 2013 ISBN 978-88-6134-702-1 [1]