This article lists the colonial governors of Italian Somaliland from 1889 to 1941. They administered the territory on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.
Italian Somaliland Complete list of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland:Worldstatesmen.org TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesBenadir coast Italian protectorate3 August 1889 to 15 May 1893 Vincenzo Filonardi, Governor1st time15 May 1893 to 1896Vacant1896 to 1897 Vincenzo Filonardi, Commissioner2nd time1897 Emilio Dulio, Commissioner1st time1897 to 25 May 1898 Giorgio Sorrentino, Commissioner25 May 1898 to 16 March 1905 Emilio Dulio, Governor2nd timeItalian Somaliland colony16 March 1905 to 1906Luigi Mercatelli, Commissioner-General1906 to 1907Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Commissioner-General1907 to 1908 Tommaso Carletti, Commissioner-General1908 to July 1910Tommaso Carletti, GovernorItalian Somaliland crown colonyJuly 1910 to 1916Giacomo De Martino, Governor1916 to 1919 Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, Governor1919 to 21 June 1920Vacant 21 June 1920 to 8 December 1923 Carlo Ricci Riveri, Governor8 December 1923 to 1 June 1928Cesare Maria De Vecchi, GovernorFrom 1925 conte di Val Cismon1 June 1928 to 1 July 1931Guido Corni, Governor1 July 1931 to 6 March 1935Maurizio Rava, Governor6 March 1935 to 22 May 1936Rodolfo Graziani, Governor22 May 1936 to 24 May 1936 Angelo De Ruben, GovernorDe facto Governor since January 1936Somalia GovernoratePart of Italian East Africa24 May 1936 to 15 December 1937Ruggiero Santini, Governor15 December 1937 to 11 June 1940 Francesco Caroselli, Governor 11 June 1940 to 31 December 1940 Gustavo Pesenti, acting Governor31 December 1940 to 9 March 1941 Carlo De Simone, acting Governor
Between 1936 and 1941, Italian Somaliland was administered as the Somalia Governorate within Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana). In 1940, British Somaliland was invaded and annexed to the Somalia Governorate and governed by Carlo De Simone as "interim military governor" until March 1941.
British Military Administration/Trust Territory of Somaliland
From 1941 until 1950, Italian Somaliland was governed by the British Military Administration. The territory was thereafter administered as the Trust Territory of Somaliland, a United Nations trusteeship with Italian administration. The governors were:
TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesBritish administration of Italian Somaliland25 February 1941 to 20 March 1941Alan Cunningham, General Officer CommandingMilitary occupation20 March 1941 to May 1943 William Eric Halstead Scuphan, Chief AdministratorMay 1943 to 1948 Denis Henry Widcham, Chief Administrator1948 Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Chief Administrator1948 to 1 April 1950 Geoffrey Massey Gamble, Chief AdministratorItalian Somaliland, Trust Territory of SomaliaUnder Italian administration (Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia, AFIS)1 April 1950 to 1953 Giovanni Fornari, Administrator1953 to 1954Vacant1954 to 1957, Administrator1957 to 24 July 1958 Enrico Anzilotti, Administrator24 July 1958 to 1 July 1960 Mario Di Stefano, Administrator1 July 1960Unification of the Trust Territory of Somalia and the State of Somaliland, establishing the Somali Republic (Somalia).
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Somalia.
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See also History of Somalia Politics of Somalia List of colonial governors of British Somaliland President of Somalia List of presidents of Somalia List of prime ministers of Somalia Italian Somaliland Somalia Governorate
References
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.