Galla-Sidamo Governorate

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
Governorate of Italian East Africa
Coat of Arms of Galla-Sidamo Governorate
Coat of Arms

Galla-Sidamo (orange) within Italian East Africa
CapitalJimma
Population 
• 
ca. 4,000,000
Government
Governor 
• 1936-1938
Carlo Geloso
• 1938
Armando Felsani
• 1938-1941
Pietro Gazzera
Historical eraInterwar period
World War II
• Created
1 June 1936
6 July 1941
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ethiopian Empire
Ethiopian Empire

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:

  • Baco,
  • del Oeste,
  • Borana,
  • Caffa & Ghimirra,
  • Gimma,
  • Guraghé & Cambattà
  • Magi & Sciuro,
  • Ometo,
  • Sidamo,
  • Uollega & Gundrù.

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Bibliography

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  • 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]