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Amhara Governorate
Amhara Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa. Its capital was Gondar. It was formed in 1936 from parts of the conquered Ethiopian Empire following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. It had a population of more than 2 million inhabitants (In 1940 11,200 were Italians settlers, mostly in the capital Gondar). In November 1938 some territory of Amhara in the Scioa region was given to the neighboring Addis Abeba Governorate, enlarging it to the Scioa Governorate. The region was a stronghold of fierce Ethiopian resistance against the Italians. By 1940, the last areas of guerilla activity was around Lake Tana and southern Gojjam, under the leadership of the degiac Mengesha Gembere and Belay Zeleke. References Bibliography * Antonicelli, Franco (1961) ''Trent'anni di storia italiana 1915–1945'', Saggi series 295, Torino : Einaudi, 387 p. n Italian* * Del Boca, Angelo (1986) ''Italiani in Africa Orientale: La caduta dell'Impero'', Biblioteca universale La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Governorates Of Italian East Africa
The Italian colony of Italian East Africa ( it, Africa Orientale Italiana) was composed of six governorates which made up the first level of country subdivisions for the colony. The governorates of Amhara, Galla-Sidamo, Harar and Scioa constituted the " Italian Empire of Ethiopia", which covered about half of the previous Ethiopian Empire. The Eritrea and Somalia Governorates were formed from the previously separate colonies of Italian Eritrea and Somaliland, enlarged with the remainder of Ethiopian territory. The governorates were divided into ''governor commissariats'', governed by a ''governor commissioner'' assisted by a ''vice commissioner''. The commissariats were divided into ''residences'', sometimes divided into ''vice residences''. The governor commissioners were usually also the owners of the ''residence'' with headquarters in the commissariats capital. As a rule, the headquarters of the commissariats were provided with primary schools, post offices and telegraph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |