Corrado Zoli (3 January 1877 – 8 December 1951) was an Italian writer, diplomat and explorer of

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, born in

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. He was the colonial governor of

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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'',

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, 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, Roma 1930. *''La questione dei confini sud-orientali della Libia'',

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, Firenze 1934. *''Etiopia d'oggi'', Soc. An. Ital. Arti Grafiche, Roma 1935. *''La conquista dell'Impero. Cronistoria degli avvenimenti diplomatici, militari e politici dal dicembre 1934-XIII all'aprile 1937-XV'', Zanichelli, Bologna 1937. *''L'ultimo conflitto cino-giapponese: 7 luglio 1937-30 marzo 1940'', Le Monnier, Firenze 1940. *''Espansione coloniale italiana (1922-1937)'', L'arnia, Roma 1949.

Bibliography

Elio Migliorini, «ZOLI, Corrado» la voce nella ''Enciclopedia Italiana'', III Appendice, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1961. (Testo on line)
1877 births 1951 deaths Zoli 19th-century Italian writers 19th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers Italian diplomats Italian explorers Explorers of Africa Italian Governors of Eritrea {{Italy-politician-stub