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: (1882 to 1885), Alessandro Caimi (1885), Tancredi Saletta (1885), (1886 to 1887), Tancredi Saletta (1887), Alessandro Di San Marzano (1888) and Antonio Baldissera (1889).Data on Eritrea history (in Italian)

Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea:Worldstatesmen.org TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesItalian Eritrea Colony1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890 Baldassarre Orero, Commandant30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896Oreste Baratieri, CommandantCommander of the Royal Italian Army in the Battle of Adwa22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897Antonio Baldissera, Governor16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907Ferdinando Martini, Governor25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916 Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, acting Governor1st term16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919Giacomo De Martino, Governor20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920 Camillo De Camillis, Governor20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921 Ludovico Pollera, Governor14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923 Giovanni Cerrina Feroni, Governor2nd term1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928Jacopo Gasparini, Governor1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930 Corrado Zoli, Governor11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935 Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935 , acting Governor18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935Emilio De Bono, Governor22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936Pietro Badoglio, GovernorEritrea GovernoratePart of Italian East Africa1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937Vincenzo de Feo, Governor15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940 Giuseppe Daodice, Governor2 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

See also History of Eritrea Politics of Eritrea List of heads of state of Eritrea Italian Eritrea Eritrea Governorate

References

Bibliography Killion, Tom. Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. .