Galla-Sidamo_Governorate

Galla-Sidamo Governorate

Galla-Sidamo Governorate

Governorate of Italian East Africa (1936–1941

Galla-Sidamo Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa. It was formed in 1936 from parts of the conquered Ethiopian Empire following the Second Italo-Ethiopian War with the capital was Jimma. In November 1938 some territory of Galla-Sidamo in the Scioa region was given to the neighboring Addis Abeba Governorate, enlarging it to the Scioa Governorate.

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The area bordering the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was the stronghold of the Ethiopian resistance against the Italians until 1939, when it was practically pacified.

The Governorate of Galla-Sidamo was subdivided into:

  • Baco,
  • del Oeste,
  • Borana,
  • Caffa & Ghimirra,
  • Gimma,
  • Guraghé & Cambattà
  • Magi & Sciuro,
  • Ometo,
  • Sidamo,
  • Uollega & Gundrù.

See also

Bibliography

  • Beltrami, Vanni. "Italia d'oltremare. Storie dei territori italiani dalla conquista alla caduta." Edizioni Nuova Cultura. Roma, 2013 ISBN 978-88-6134-702-1

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