Amhara Governorate
Map showing Italian East Africa, with "Amhara" governorate south of Eritrea
Amhara Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa. Its capital was at Gondar.
History
It was created in 1936 with a population of more than 2 million inhabitants (11,200 were Italians-resident mostly in the capital Gondar- in 1940), but in 1938 it was reduced in size when was created to the south the Scioa Governorate (with capital Addis Abeba).
It was crossed from north to south by the newly created Strada Imperiale, that in 1937 united Asmara with Gondar and Addis Abeba (and later was to reach Mogadishu).
During World War II was the last stronghold maintained by the Italians in their East Africa colonies: Gondar was conquered by the British only in Novembrer 1941.
Governors
| Tenure | Incumbent | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June 1936 to 15 December 1937 | Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, Governor | |
| 15 December 1937 to 1 January 1939 | Ottorino Mezzetti, Governor | |
| 1 January 1939 to 19 May 1941 | Luigi Frusci, acting Governor | |
| 19 May 1941 to 27 November 1941 | Guglielmo Nasi, acting Governor |
Bibliography
- Antonicelli, Franco (1961) Trent'anni di storia italiana 1915 - 1945, Saggi series 295, Torino : Einaudi, 387 p. [in Italian]
- Del Boca, Angelo (1986) Italiani in Africa Orientale: La caduta dell'Impero, Biblioteca universale Laterza 186, Roma : Laterza, ISBN 88-420-2810-X [in Italian]
- Mockler, Anthony (1984). Haile Selassie's War: The Italian-Ethiopian Campaign, 1935-1941, New York : Random House, ISBN 0-394-54222-3
See also
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