List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland
Cesare M. De Vecchi (1923-1928)
Rodolfo Graziani (1935-1936)
This is a list of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland from 1889 to 1941. They administered the territory on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.
List
Complete list of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland:[1]
| Term[2] | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Benadir Coast Italian Protectorate | ||
| 3 August 1889 to 15 May 1893 | Vincenzo Filonardi, Governor | 1st time |
| 15 May 1893 to 1896 | Vacant | |
| 1896 to 1897 | Vincenzo Filonardi, Commissioner | 2nd time |
| 1897 | Ernesto Dulio, Commissioner | |
| 1897 to 25 May 1898 | Giorgio Sorrentino, Commissioner | |
| 25 May 1898 to 16 March 1905 | Emilio Dulio, Governor | |
| Italian Somaliland Colony | ||
| 16 March 1905 to 1906 | Luigi Mercatelli, Commissioner-General | |
| 1906 to 1907 | Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Commissioner-General | |
| 1907 to 1908 | Tommaso Carletti, Commissioner-General | |
| 1908 to July 1910 | Tommaso Carletti, Governor | |
| Italian Somaliland Crown Colony | ||
| July 1910 to 1916 | Giacomo De Martino, Governor | |
| 1916 to 1919 | Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, Governor | |
| 1919 to 21 June 1920 | Vacant | |
| 21 June 1920 to 8 December 1923 | Carlo Ricci, Governor | |
| 8 December 1923 to 1 June 1928 | Cesare Maria De Vecchi, Governor | From 1925 conte di Val Cismon |
| 1 June 1928 to 1 July 1931 | Guido Corni, Governor | |
| 1 July 1931 to 6 March 1935 | Maurizio Rava, Governor | |
| 6 March 1935 to 22 May 1936 | Rodolfo Graziani, Governor | |
| 22 May 1936 to 24 May 1936 | Angelo De Ruben, Governor | De facto Governor since January 1936 |
| 24 May 1936 to 15 December 1937 | Ruggiero Santini, Governor | Eritrea Governorate; part of AOI |
| 15 December 1937 to 11 June 1940 | Francesco Saveno Caroselli, Governor | Eritrea Governorate; part of AOI |
| 11 June 1940 to 31 December 1940 | Gustavo Pesenti, acting Governor | Eritrea Governorate; part of AOI |
| 31 December 1940 to 9 March 1941 | Carlo De Simone, acting Governor | Eritrea Governorate; part of AOI |
Between 1936 and 1941, Italian Somaliland was administered as the Somalia Governorate within Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana).
After 1941
From spring 1941 until November 1949, Italian Somaliland was governed by the British Military Administration. The territory was thereafter administered as the Trust Territory of Somalia, a United Nations trusteeship with Italian administration. The governors were:
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| British administration of Italian Somaliland | ||
| 26 February 1941 to 1941 | Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, Administrator | Military occupation |
| 1941 to 1943 | William Eric Halstead Scuphan, Administrator | |
| 1943 to 1948 | Denis Henry Widcham, Administrator | |
| 1948 | Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Administrator | |
| 1948 to 21 November 1949 | Geoffrey Massey Gamble, Administrator | |
| Italian Somaliland, Trust Territory of Somalia | ||
| Under Italian administration | ||
| 21 November 1949 to 1953 | Giovanni Fornari, Administrator[3] | Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia (AFIS) |
| 1953 to 1954 | Vacant | |
| 1954 to 1957 | Enrico Martino, Administrator | AFIS |
| 1957 to 24 July 1958 | Enrico Anzilotti, Administrator | AFIS |
| 24 July 1958 to 1 July 1960 | Mario Di Stefano, Administrator | AFIS |
| 1 July 1960 | Unification of the Trust Territory of Somalia and the State of Somaliland, establishing the Somali Republic (Somalia). | |
Notes
- ↑ Worldstatesmen.org
- ↑ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office
- ↑ Giovanni Fornari (1949-1953)
See also
- List of colonial heads of British Somaliland
- List of Presidents of Somalia
- List of Prime Ministers of Somalia
- Lists of office-holders
Bibliography
- Antonicelli, Franco. Trent'anni di storia italiana 1915 - 1945. Ed. Mondadori. Torino, 1961.
- Calchi Novati, Gian Paolo. L'Africa d'Italia Editori Carrocci. Roma, 2011.