List of colonial governors of Eritrea

List of Provincial, Colonial and Federal Heads of Eritrea

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Asmara

Assab

Term Incumbent Notes
Assab
December 1882 to 28 June 1885Giulio Pestalozza, Commandant 
1885 to ????Giovanni Branchi, Commissioner 

Habesh Eyaleti (Ottoman Province of Habesh) / Massawa Province

Wali = Governor

Term Incumbent Notes
MassawaOttoman Province
ante1687 to ante1706 Musa, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa 
???? to ????, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa 
c.1793 Ahmad, Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa 
1793 to 1813..., Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa 
Egyptian occupationEgypt itself nominally within Ottoman Empire
1813 to 1826..., Na’ib of Arkiko, Wali of Massawa 
1826 to 1832..., Na’ib of Arkiko 
1832 to 1833Turkci Bilmaz, Na’ib of ArkikoIn rebellion
18?? to 1844Yahya, Na’ib of Arkiko 
1844 to 1845Hasan Na’ib of Arkiko 
1845 to 1846Muhammad Na’ib of Arkiko 
1846 to 1848Isma'il Hakki Pasha Na’ib of Arkiko 
Ottoman Suzerainty
1848 to 1861..., Wali of Massawa 
1861 to 1863Muhammad Rasih Bey, Wali of Massawa 
Egyptian Province
1866 to 1867Hasan Bey Rifaat, Wali of Massawa 
1867 to 18??Abdelkader, Wali of Massawa 
18?? to 1871Aladdin Pasha Siddiq, Wali of Massawa 
1871 to 1873Werner Munzinger Pasha, Wali of Massawa, then Governor-General of the Eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Coast until November 1875 
1873 to November 1875Arakil Bey Dabroyan, Wali of Massawa 
1875 to 18??..., Wali of Massawa 
18?? to December 1882Hursid Bey Pertev, Wali of Massawa 
1883 to 1884Muhammad Muhtar Pasha, Wali of Massawa 
1884Mason Bey, Wali of Massawa 
1884Admiral Hewett, Acting governor of Massawa (made the British Protectorate over this province reality) 
1884 to 1885Izzet Bey, Wali of Massawa 
Italian Suzerainty
1885 to 1885A. Caimi, Commandant 
5 February 1885 to 6 February 1885Saletta Tancredi, Commandant1st Term
6 February 1885 to 14 November 1885Saletta Tancredi, Commandant1st Term (contd.)
5 December 1885 to 22 April 1887Carlo Gené, Superior Commandant 
22 April 1887 to 10 November 1887Saletta Tancredi2nd Term
November 1887 to 1888Alessandro Asinari di San Marzano 
Assab Protectorate
1888 to 20 December 1889Antonio Baldissera 
20 December 1889 to 1 January 1890Baldassare Orero, Commandant 

Eritrea

Term Incumbent Notes
EritreaItalian Colony
1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890Baldassare Orero, Commandant 
30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant 
28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896Oreste Baratieri, Commandant 
22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897Antonio Baldissera, Governor 
16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907Ferdinando Martini, Governor 
25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor 
17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, acting Governor1st Term
16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919Giacomo De Martino, Governor 
20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920Camillo De Camillis, Governor 
20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921Ludovico Pollera, Governor 
14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, Governor2nd Term
1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928Jacopo Gasparini, Governor 
1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930Corrado Zoli, Governor 
11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor 
15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935Ottone Gabeli, acting Governor 
18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935Emilio De Bono, Governor 
22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936Pietro Badoglio, Governor 
1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor 
1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937Vincenzo De Feo, Governor 
15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940Giuseppe Daodice, Governor 
2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941Luigi Frusci, acting Governor 
EritreaBritish Administration
5 February 1941 to 4 May 1942Sir William Platt, Administrator 
4 May 1942 to 9 November 1944Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Administrator 
9 November 1944 to 14 August 1945C.D. McCarthy, Administrator 
14 August 1945 to 1 November 1946John Meredith Benoy, Administrator 
1 November 1946 to 19 February 1951Francis Greville Drew, Administrator 
19 February 1951 to 15 September 1952Duncan Camerone Cumming, Chief Administrator
EritreaEthiopian Federation
15 September 1952 to 29 July 1955 Tedla Bairu, Chief Executive
8 August 1955 to December 1959 Asfaha Woldemikael, Chief Executive
December 1959 to 20 May 1960 Abiye Abebe, Chief Executive
20 May 1960 to 14 November 1962 Abiye Abebe, Chief Administrator
EritreaEthiopian Province
14 November 1962 to 1964 Abiye Abebe, Governor-General
1964 to December 1970 Ras Asrate Medhin Kassa, Governor-General
December 1970 to August 1974 Debebe Haile Maryam, Governor-General
August 1974 to 29 May 19?? Amanuel Amde Mikael, Governor-General
1980 to 1983[1]Dawit Wolde Giorgis, Governor-General
August 19?? to 18 May 1989 Afework Wolemikael, Governor-General
August 1989 to 29 May 1991 Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, Governor-General

For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Eritrea

References

  1. Killion, Tom. Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810834375.

See also

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