List of colonial governors of Italian 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.

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

Italian Eritrea, 1922.

Enlargement and transformation of Italian Eritrea into Eritrea Governorate of the Italian East Africa, 1936–1941.

List

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]	Portrait	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).

Notes

1. Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

See also

• History of Eritrea
• Politics of Eritrea
• List of heads of state of Eritrea
• Italian Eritrea
  • Eritrea Governorate