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Italian Governors 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. List Before the official creation of Italian Eritrea (''Colonia Eritrea'') in 1890, the territory had seven interim governors: Giovanni Branchi (1882 to 1885), Alessandro Caimi (1885), Tancredi Saletta (1885), Carlo Genè (1886 to 1887), Tancredi Saletta (1887), Alessandro Di San Marzano (1888) and Antonio Baldissera (1889). Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea: 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). Notes See also * Eritrea ** Politics of Eritrea **List of heads of state of Eritrea * Italian Eritrea **Eritrea Governorate Eritrea Governorate () was one of the six governorates of Italian East Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Graziani
Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli (; 11 August 1882 – 11 January 1955), was a prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's ''Regio Esercito'' ("Royal Army"), primarily noted for his campaigns in Africa before and during World War II. A dedicated fascist and prominent member of the National Fascist Party, he was a key figure in the Italian military during the reign of Victor Emmanuel III. Graziani played an important role in the consolidation and expansion of the Italian colonial empire during the 1920s and 1930s, first in Libya and then in Ethiopia. He became infamous for harsh repressive measures, such as the use of concentration camps that caused many civilian deaths, and for extreme measures taken against the native resistance of the countries invaded by the Italian army, such as the hanging of Omar Mukhtar. Due to his brutal methods used in Libya, he was nicknamed ''Il macellaio del Fezzan'' ("the butcher of Fezzan"). In February 1937, after an ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gandolfi
Antonio Gandolfi (February 20, 1835 – March 20, 1902) was an Italian soldier and politician. He was the 2nd Italian Governor of Eritrea. He was a recipient of the Silver Medal of Military Valor. In June 1890 Francesco Crispi, president of the Council, appointed him Governor of Eritrea. References * Policarpo Guaitoli, ''Ricordanze patrie. Miscellanea di notizie carpigiane'', Carpi, Pederzoli e Rossi, 1882–1883, vol. 2, Famiglia Gandolfi; * Angelo Del Boca, ''Gli italiani in Africa orientale. Dall'Unità alla marcia su Roma'', Roma-Bari, Mondadori, 1976; * Nicola Labanca, ''La politica della memoria. Le carte inedite di Antonio Gandolfi, 'Governatore Civile e Militare della Colonia Eritrea, «Ricerche storiche», XIX (1989), n. 2, pp. 375–402; * Angelo Del Boca, ''Antonio Gandolfi'', in ''Dizionario biografico degli italiani'', Roma, Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana, vol. 52 (1999), pp. 157–159. External links * Biografia e scheda ISAAR (CPF) di Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Zoli
Corrado Zoli (3 January 1877 – 8 December 1951) was an Italian writer, diplomat and explorer of Africa, born in Palermo. He was the List of colonial governors of Italian Eritrea, colonial governor of Italian Eritrea from 1928 to 1930. Principal works *''La guerra turco-bulgara. Studio critico del principale episodio della conflagrazione balcanica del 1912'', Società editoriale italiana, Milano 1913. *''Le Giornate di Fiume'', Zanichelli Editore, Zanichelli, Bologna 1921 *''La conquista del Fezzan'', Istituto coloniale italiano, Tip. Unione Ed., Roma 1921. *''La battaglia di Adua'', Istituto coloniale italiano, Grafia, Roma 1923. *''La battaglia del Piave. Note ed impressioni'', Stabilimeto poligrafico per l'amministrazione della guerra, Roma 1923. *''Nel Fezzan: note e impressioni di viaggio'', Alfieri & Lacroix, Milano 1926. *''Sud America: note e impressioni di viaggio'', Sindacato italiano arti grafiche, Roma 1927. *''Cronache etiopiche'', Sindacato italiano arti grafiche, Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacopo Gasparini
Jacopo (also Iacopo) is a masculine Italian given name, derivant from Latin ''Iacōbus''. It is an Italian variant of Giacomo. * Jacopo Aconcio (), Italian religious reformer * Jacopo Bassano (1592), Italian painter * Iacopo Barsotti (1921–1987), Italian mathematician * Jacopo da Bologna (), Italian composer * Jacopo Comin (1518–1594), Italian painter otherwise known as Tintoretto * Jacopo Carucci (1494–1557), Italian painter otherwise known as Pontormo * Jacopo Corsi (1561–1602), Italian composer * Jacopo da Leona (died 1277), Italian poet * Jacopo Peri (1561–1633), Italian composer * Jacopo della Quercia (1438), Italian sculptor * Jacopo Riccati (1676–1754), Italian mathematician * Jacopo Sadoleto (1477–1547), Italian Catholic cardinal * Jacopo M. (1989), Italian Communicator, upholder of the European Commission Fictional characters: * Jacopo, a key character in the 2002 film version of '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (and a minor character in the book). * Jacopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludovico Pollera
Ludovico () is an Italian masculine given name. It is sometimes spelled Lodovico. The feminine equivalent is Ludovica. Persons with the name Ludovico Given name * Ludovico D'Aragona (1876–1961), Italian socialist politician * Ludovico Ariosto (1474–1533), Italian poet * Ludovico Avio (1932–1996), Argentine football forward * Ludovico Baille (1764–1839), Italian historian * Ludovico Balbi (1540–1604), Italian composer * Ludovico Barassi (1873–1953), Italian jurist * Ludovico Barbo (1381–1443), Italian monastic life reformer * Ludovico Bertonio (1552–1625), Italian Jesuit missionary * Ludovico Bidoglio (1900–1970), Argentinian footballer * Ludovico Brea (c. 1450–c. 1523), Italian painter * Ludovico di Breme (1780–1820), Italian writer * Ludovico Ottavio Burnacini (1636–1707), Italian architect and stage designer * Ludovico Buti (c. 1560–after 1611), Italian painter * Ludovico Camangi (1903–1976), Italian politician * Lodovico Campalastro, Italian pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo De Camillis
Camillo is an Italian masculine given name, descended from Latin Camillus. Its Slavic cognate is Kamil. People with the name include: *Camillo Agrippa, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician *Camillo Almici (1714–1779), Italian priest, theologian and literary critic *Camillo Astalli (1616–1663), Italian cardinal *Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour (1810–1861), a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification, founder of the original Italian Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia *Camillo Berlinghieri (1590 or 1605–1635), Italian painter *Camillo Berneri (1897–1937), Italian professor of philosophy, anarchist militant, propagandist and theorist * Camillo Boccaccino (c. 1504–1546), Italian painter *Camillo Boito (1836–1914), Italian architect, engineer, art critic, art historian and novelist *Camillo Borghese (1550–1621), Pope Paul V, the Pope who persecuted Galileo Galilei *Camillo Borghese, 6th Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo De Martino (governor)
Giacomo De Martino (21 September 1849 – 23 November 1921) was an Italian politician, who was governor in the Italian colonies. Biography Born in London in 1849 from a rich Italian family. He was one of the main supporters of the Italian colonialism since he was young. Initially he was a diplomat, but soon started to do a political career. In 1905 he was elected at the Italian Senate. In 1906 De Martino created the ''Istituto coloniale italiano'', in order to promote the development of the Italian colonies and their management. He had held several colonial posts as he had been a governor of the Italian colonies of Somaliland (1910–1916), Eritrea (1916–1919), and finally Cyrenaica (1919–1921), where he had died at office. See also * Italian empire The Italian colonial empire ( it, Impero coloniale italiano), known as the Italian Empire (''Impero Italiano'') between 1936 and 1943, began in Africa in the 19th century and comprised the colonies, protectorates, concessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo De Martino (1849-1921)
Baron Giacomo de Martino (7 September 1868 – 25 June 1957) was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was the Envoy of Italy to the United States during the regime of Benito Mussolini. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland to the nobleman Renato de Martino (brother of Giacomo, governor of the colonies) and the Swiss Elisabetta de Wirsen, Giacomo de Martino completed his early studies in the Swiss Confederation before moving to Italy, to Florence, where he graduated in social sciences at the Istituto Cesare Alfieri. Having embarked on a diplomatic career, de Martino became Head of Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a very young age (October 1911-January 1913) and then Secretary General (from 1913 to 1919), although technically he held the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary 1st Class. He was also Secretary General of the Italian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Promoted ambassador, he was posted to Berlin (1919-20), London (1920-22), Tokyo (1922-25) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Cerrina Feroni
Giovanni Cerrina Feroni (18 July 1866 – 2 July 1952) was an Italian soldier. He was twice colonial governor of Eritrea and also a governor of Italian Somaliland. Life Giovanni Cerrina Feroni was born in a noble family of Florence in 1866. He went to the "Italian Navy Academy" and graduated as the best student. At the outbreak of the Italo-Turkish war, Cerrina Feroni obtained the command of the Italian naval forces stationed in the Red Sea. Also in these operations the commander Cerrina proved skilled as he managed to convince the sheikhs of Yemen to rebel against the Ottoman Empire, obtaining new allies and always putting in greater difficulty the enemy, until May 6, 1912 when the Italian fleet won the Turkish one in the Battle of Kunfuda Bay (today Al Qunfudhah). It was an operation that earned Cerrina Feroni the appointment as " Officer of the Military Order of Savoy". At the end of this clash, the Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti personally requested the captain Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Salvago Raggi
Giuseppe Salvago Raggi (17 May 1866 – 28 February 1946) was an Italian diplomat, born in Genoa. He was ambassador of Italy to China (1899–1901) and France. He was the Italian colonial governor of Somaliland (1906–1907) and Eritrea (1907–1915). He is best known for signing the Boxer Protocol on behalf of the Kingdom of Italy. See also * List of Directors and Commissioners-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy) * Foreign relations of Italy The foreign relations of the Italian Republic are the Italian government's external relations with the outside world. Located in Europe, Italy has been considered a major Western power since its unification in 1861. Its main allies are the NA ... References 1866 births 1946 deaths Ambassadors of Italy to France Ambassadors of Italy to China Italian diplomats {{Italy-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Martini
Ferdinando Martini (30 July 1840 – 24 April 1928) was an Italian writer and politician. He was governor of Eritrea for from late 1897 to early 1907. Biography Born in Florence, he worked as journalist and writer. He collaborated with '' Il Fanfulla'' and in 1879 he founded the '' Fanfulla della domenica'' literary supplement, for which he was editor until 1882; he was also editor of ''La Domenica letteraria'' from 1882 until 1885 and professor at the University of Pisa. He founded ''Giornale per i bambini'' in 1881 and was its editor until 1883. In 1876 he was elected to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, a position he held for 43 years. He was Minister of the Colonies in the Salandra I and Salandra II cabinets, and Minister of the Public Instruction in the first Giolitti cabinet. Martini was also governor of Eritrea from 1897 to 1907, a country that received the name from him. On 1 March 1923 he was appointed to the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1925 he was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
