List of governors of the governorates of Italian East Africa
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Italian East Africa (Italian: Africa Orientale Italiana, A.O.I.) was a territory occupied by Fascist Italy from 1936 to 1941 in the Horn of Africa.[1][2][3][4][5] It encompassed Italian Somaliland, Italian Eritrea, and occupied Ethiopian territories, all administered by a single administrative unit, the Governo Generale dell'Africa Orientale Italiana.[1][6] The region was governed from Addis Ababa under the authority of a Governor-General, who represented the Italian crown and exercised executive powers in the territories.


Italian East Africa was administratively divided into six governorates. Eritrea and Somalia, Italian possessions since the 1880s, were enlarged with captured Ethiopian territory and became the Eritrea and Somalia Governorates. The remainder of the occupied Ethiopian territories comprised the Harar, Galla-Sidamo, Amhara, and Scioa Governorates. The following list details the individuals who served as governors of these territorial units during the occupation.
List
Addis Ababa / Scioa Governorate


| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa Governorate | |||||
| 1 | Giuseppe Bottai (1895–1959) | 5 May 1936 | 27 May 1936 | 22 days | |
| 2 | Alfredo Siniscalchi (1885–1954) | 1 June 1936 | 23 September 1938 | 2 years, 114 days | |
| 3 | Francesco Canero Medici (1886–1946) | 23 September 1938 | 1 January 1939 | 100 days | |
| Scioa Governorate | |||||
| 1 | Enrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 1 January 1939 | 5 May 1939 | 124 days | |
| 2 | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 5 May 1939 | 2 June 1940 | 1 year, 28 days | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 2 June 1940 | 3 April 1941 | 305 days | |
| – | Agenore Frangipani (1876–1941[a]) Acting | 3 April 1941 | 6 April 1941 † | 3 days | |
Amhara Governorate

| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli (1877–1962) | 1 June 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 197 days | |
| 2 | Ottorino Mezzetti (1877–1962) | 15 December 1937 | 1 January 1939 | 1 year, 17 days | |
| – | Luigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 1 January 1939 | 19 May 1941 | 2 years, 138 days | |
| – | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 19 May 1941 | 27 November 1941 | 192 days |
Eritrea Governorate

| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfredo Guzzoni (1877–1965) | 1 June 1936 | 1 April 1937 | 304 days | |
| 2 | Vincenzo de Feo (1876–1955) | 1 April 1937 | 15 December 1937 | 258 days | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 15 December 1937 | 2 June 1940 | 2 years, 170 days | |
| – | Luigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 2 June 1940 | 19 May 1941 | 351 days |
Galla-Sidamo Governorate

| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Geloso (1879–1957) | 1 June 1936 | 9 July 1938 | 2 years, 38 days | |
| 2 | Armando Felsani (1892–?) | 10 July 1938 | 12 August 1938 | 33 days | |
| 3 | Pietro Gazzera (1879–1953) | 12 August 1938 | 6 July 1941 | 2 years, 328 days |
Harar Governorate

| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 1 June 1936 | 5 May 1939 | 2 years, 338 days | |
| 2 | Enrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 5 May 1939 | 11 June 1940 | 1 year, 37 days | |
| – | Guglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 4 February 1941 | 238 days | |
| – | Pompeo Gorini Acting | 4 February 1941 | 9 March 1941 | 33 days | |
| – | Carlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 10 March 1941 | 24 April 1941 | 45 days |
Somalia Governorate

| No. | Portrait | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruggero Santini (1870–1958) | 25 May 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 204 days | |
| 2 | Francesco Caroselli (1887–1967) | 15 December 1937 | 11 June 1940 | 2 years, 179 days | |
| – | Gustavo Pesenti (1878–1960) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 31 January 1941 | 234 days | |
| – | Carlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 31 January 1941 | 20 March 1941 | 48 days |
Notes
- Committed suicide.
