Governor of Eritrea

[Marcus]

I'm looking for the name of the Italian governor of Eritrea during the second half of 1940, thanks.

/Marcus

[David Thompson]

Luigi Frusci -- Governor of Eritrea 2 Jun 1940-19 May 1941 (Historical Dictionary of Fascist Italy pp. 234, 603)

[Marcus]

Thanks David.

/Marcus

[Gareth Collins]

From the Italian Occupation the Governors were as follows
22 Feb 1896 - 16 Dec 1897 Antonio Baldissera
16 Dec 1897 - 25 Mar 1907 Ferdinando Martini
25 Mar 1907 - 17 Aug 1915 Giuseppe Salvago Raggi
17 Aug 1915 - 16 Sep 1916 Giovanni Cherina Ferroni (acting)
16 Sep 1916 - 20 Jul 1919 Giacomo De Martino
20 Jul 1919 - 20 Nov 1920 Camillo De Camillis
20 Nov 1920 - 14 Apr 1921 Ludovico Pollera
14 Apr 1921 - 1 Jun 1923 Giovanni Cherina Ferroni
1 Jun 1923 - 1 Jun 1928 Jacopo Gasparini
1 Jun 1928 - 11 Jul 1930 Corrado Zoli
11 Jul 1930 - 15 Jan 1935 Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi
15 Jan 1935 - 18 Jan 1935 Ottone Gabeli (acting)
18 Jan 1935 - 22 Nov 1935 Emilio Giuseppe Gaspar Giovanni De Bono
22 Nov 1935 - 22 May 1936 Pietro Badoglio
1 Jun 1936 - 1 Apr 1937 Alfredo Guzzoni
1 Apr 1937 - 15 Dec 1937 Vincenzo De Feo
15 Dec 1937 - 2 Jun 1940 Giuseppe Daodice
2 Jun 1940 - 19 May 1941 Luigi Frusci (acting)

[Gareth Collins]

Here's it's History
1557/58 Massawa part of Ottoman Empire.
Dec 1813 - 1826 Occupied by Egypt (both nominally part of Ottoman
Empire).
1826 Direct Ottoman rule restored (1826-1848 Na'ibs of
Arkiko largely independent).
1865 - Dec 1882 Egyptian rule (nominally part of Ottoman Empire).
Mar 1870 Port of Assab purchased by the Società di
NavigazioneRubattino, not ouucpied.
1879 - 1890 Asmara under Ethiopian rule.
5 Jul 1882 Port of Assab is taken over by the Italian
government.
6 Feb 1885 Port of Massawa is taken over by Italy; expansion
into the hinterland follows.
1888 Italian Assab Protectorate (Assab, Massawa, and
the Danakil hinterland).
1 Jan 1890 Italian colony (Eritrea).
1 Jun 1936 Part of Italian East Africa (province of Eritrea,
formed by the merger of the colony and the
Ethiopian region of Tigre)(see Ethiopia).
5 May 1941 British administration.
19 Feb 1951 United Nations administration, under Britain.
15 Sep 1952 Federated with Ethiopia under the sovereignty of
the Ethiopian crown (Eritrean Autonomous State).
14 Nov 1962 Integral part of Ethiopia; autonomy revoked
(Eritrea province).
29 May 1991 Provisional government established (de facto
independence).
24 May 1993 Independence (State of Eritrea).

[David Thompson]

Nice job, Gareth!