Duke of Addis Abeba

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Duke of Addis Abeba is a hereditary title that was bestowed on Marshal Pietro Badoglio after he led Italian troops into Addis Ababa on May 5, 1936.

On the May 5, 1936, Benito Mussolini declared King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Emperor of Ethiopia and Ethiopia an Italian province and on this occasion Marshal Pietro Badoglio was declared the first Viceroy of Ethiopia and made "Duke of Addis Ababa" by King Victor Emmanuel III.


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