
This article lists the colonial governors of
Italian Eritrea
Italian Eritrea ( it, Colonia Eritrea, "Colony of Eritrea") was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in the territory of present-day Eritrea. The first Italian establishment in the area was the purchase of Assab by the Rubattino Shipping Company in ...
from 1890 to 1941. They administered the territory on behalf of the
Kingdom of Italy.
List
Before the official creation of Italian Eritrea (''Colonia Eritrea'') in 1890, the territory had seven interim governors:
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(1882 to 1885),
Alessandro Caimi
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(1885),
Tancredi Saletta
Tancredi Saletta ( Turin, 27 June 1840 - Rome, 21 January 1909) was an Italian soldier, notable for his service in the early days of the Italian colony in Eritrea and for being Chief of Staff of the Italian Army from 1896 to 1908.
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(1885),
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(1886 to 1887),
Tancredi Saletta
Tancredi Saletta ( Turin, 27 June 1840 - Rome, 21 January 1909) was an Italian soldier, notable for his service in the early days of the Italian colony in Eritrea and for being Chief of Staff of the Italian Army from 1896 to 1908.
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(1887),
Alessandro Di San Marzano
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(1888) and
Antonio Baldissera (1889).
Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea:
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From 1936, the colony of Eritrea was increased in size and called Eritrea Governorate, as part of Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI). The Italian governors were under direct orders of the Viceroy (representing the now- King and Emperor Victor Emmanuel III).
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See also
*Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
**Politics of Eritrea
The Politics of Eritrea and the Government of Eritrea takes place in a framework of a single-party presidential republican totalitarian dictatorship. The President officially serves as both head of state and head of government. The Peopl ...
** List of heads of state of Eritrea
*Italian Eritrea
Italian Eritrea ( it, Colonia Eritrea, "Colony of Eritrea") was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy in the territory of present-day Eritrea. The first Italian establishment in the area was the purchase of Assab by the Rubattino Shipping Company in ...
** Eritrea Governorate
*Lists of office-holders
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References
Bibliography
*Killion, Tom. ''Historical Dictionary of Eritrea''. The Scarecrow Press. .
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Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
Italian Governors of Eritrea
Italian Eritrea, Colonial governors
Italian Eritrea
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