List of colonial governors of Italian Eritrea

Governor of Italian Eritrea
Governor of Italian Eritrea
Governatore della Eritrea italiana
	Coat of arms of Italian Eritrea
	Longest serving; Rodolfo Graziani; 16 December 1897 – 25 March 1907
Reports to	King of Italy; Governor-General of Italian East Africa (after 1936)
Residence	Governor's Palace, Asmara
Formation	1 January 1890
First holder	Baldassarre Orero
Final holder	Luigi Frusci (acting)
Abolished	19 May 1941
Succession	British military administrators of Eritrea

This article lists the colonial governors of Italian Eritrea from 1890 to 1941. They administered the territory on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Before the official creation of Italian Eritrea (Colonia Eritrea) in 1890, the territory had seven interim governors: Giovanni Branchi [it] (1882 to 1885), Alessandro Caimi (1885), Tancredi Saletta (1885), Carlo Genè [it] (1886 to 1887), Tancredi Saletta (1887), Alessandro Di San Marzano (1888) and Antonio Baldissera (1889).^[1]

Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea:^[2]

Tenure^[a]	Incumbent	Notes
Italian Eritrea Colony
1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890	Baldassarre Orero, Commandant
30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892	Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant
28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896	Oreste Baratieri, Commandant	Commander of the Royal Italian Army in the Battle of Adwa
22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897	Antonio Baldissera, Governor
16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907	Ferdinando Martini, Governor
25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915	Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor
17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916	Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, acting Governor	1st term
16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919	Giacomo De Martino, Governor
20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920	Camillo De Camillis, Governor
20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921	Ludovico Pollera, Governor
14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923	Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, Governor	2nd term
1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928	Jacopo Gasparini, Governor
1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930	Corrado Zoli, Governor
11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935	Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor
15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935	Ottone Gabelli [it], acting Governor
18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935	Emilio De Bono, Governor
22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936	Pietro Badoglio, Governor
Eritrea Governorate
Part of Italian East Africa
1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937	Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor
1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937	Vincenzo de Feo, Governor
15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940	Giuseppe Daodice, Governor
2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941	Luigi Frusci, acting Governor

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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^ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

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Bibliography[edit]

Killion, Tom. Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810834375.

[3] Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

[1] Data on Eritrea history (in Italian)

[2] Worldstatesmen.org

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v t e Italian Governors of Eritrea and Somaliland
Governors of Eritrea (1890–1941)	Baldassarre Orero^cm Antonio Gandolfi^cm Oreste Baratieri^cm Antonio Baldissera Ferdinando Martini Giuseppe Salvago Raggi Giovanni Cerrina Feroni Giacomo De Martino Camillo de Camillis Lodovico Pollera Giovanni Cerrina Feroni Jacopo Gasparini Corrado Zoli Riccardo Di Lucchesi Otone Gabelli^v Emilio De Bono Pietro Badoglio Alfredo Guzzoni^p Vincenzo de Feo^p Giuseppe Daodice^p Luigi Frusci^p
Governors of Somaliland (1889–1941)	Vincenzo Filonardi Vacant (1893–1896) Vincenzo Filonardi^c Emilio Dulio^c Giorgio Sorrentino^c Emilio Dulio Luigi Mercatelli^cg Giuseppe Salvago Raggi^cg Tommaso Carletti^cg Tommaso Carletti Giacomo De Martino Giovanni Cerrina Feroni Carlo Ricci Riveri Cesare Maria De Vecchi Guido Corni Maurizio Rava Rodolfo Graziani Angelo De Ruben^p Ruggiero Santini^p Francesco Caroselli^p Gustavo Pesenti^p Carlo De Simone^p
cm=Commanders. c=Commissioners. cg=Commissioners-General. v=Vice-Governor. p=As a part of Italian East Africa

v t e Eritrea italiana (Colonia Primigenia)
Main authorities	King & Emperor Vittorio Emanuele III Prime Minister Benito Mussolini List of governors-general of Italian East Africa	Eritrea Italiana. Red points are the new borders of Eritrea, enlarged in 1936 in the Governorate of Eritrea
Governors	Italian Governors of Eritrea Governorate of Eritrea: Pietro Badoglio, Alfredo Guzzoni, Vincenzo De Feo, Luigi Frusci
General History	Italian Eritrea Eritrea Governorate Battle of Kassala Battle of Dogali First Italo-Ethiopian War Second Italo-Ethiopian War East African Campaign Battle of Keren Red Sea Flotilla Eritrea (colonial ship)
Infrastructures	Eritrean Railway Asmara-Massawa Cableway Railway stations in Eritrea Linea dell'Impero Asmara International Airport Massaua International Airport Otumlo Airport Governor's Palace (Asmara) Asmara Presidential Palace (Asmara) Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Asmara Cinema Impero Cicero Stadium Fiat Tagliero Building Asmara's Opera
Related articles	Italian Eritreans Imperial Italy Italian East Africa Asmara under Italian rule Massawa under Italian rule Italian language in Eritrea Liceo Marconi di Asmara Eritrean tallero Italian East African lira Banca per l'Africa Orientale Postage stamps and postal history of Italian East Africa Eritrean Catholic Church Italian Eritrean cuisine Football in Italian Eritrea GS Asmara GS Melotti Asmara circuit Asmara Brewery Vincenzo DiMeglio
Colonial troops	Eritrean Ascari Royal Corps of Colonial Troops Italian 1st Eritrean Division Italian 2nd Eritrean Division Italian guerrilla units (A.O.I.) Italian African Police Bands Zaptié Spahis

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