List of governors-general of Italian Libya
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| Governor-General of Italian Libya | |
|---|---|
| Governatore Generale della Libia italiana | |
| File:Coat of arms of Italian Libya (1940–1943).svg Coat of arms of Italian Libya | |
| Reports to | King of Italy |
| Residence | Governor-General's Palace, Tripoli |
| Precursor | Governor of Italian Tripolitania Governor of Italian Cyrenaica |
| Formation | 1 January 1934 |
| First holder | Italo Balbo |
| Final holder | Giovanni Messe |
| Abolished | 13 May 1943 |
| Succession | Allied administrators of Libya |
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This article lists the governors-general of Italian Libya, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1934 to 1943.
List
[edit | edit source]| No. | Portrait | Governor-General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshal of the Air Italo Balbo (1896–1940) [a] | 1 January 1934 | 28 June 1940 † | 6 years, 179 days | File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Regia Aeronautica | |
| 2 | Marshal Rodolfo Graziani (1882–1955) | 1 July 1940 | 25 March 1941 [b] | 267 days | File:Flag of Italy (1860).svg Royal Italian Army | |
| 3 | General Italo Gariboldi (1879–1970) | 25 March 1941 | 19 July 1941 | 116 days | File:Flag of Italy (1860).svg Royal Italian Army | |
| 4 | Marshal Ettore Bastico (1876–1972) | 19 July 1941 | 2 February 1943 | 1 year, 198 days | File:Flag of Italy (1860).svg Royal Italian Army | |
| – | General Giovanni Messe (1883–1968) Acting | 2 February 1943 | 13 May 1943 | 100 days | File:Flag of Italy (1860).svg Royal Italian Army |
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Timeline
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Italian Libya
- Italian Cyrenaica
- Italian Tripolitania
- History of Libya
- Italo-Turkish War
- North African campaign
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Although Pietro Badoglio was uniquely governor of Tripolitania (including Fezzan) and Cyrenaica from 1929 to 1933, Libya became a united province under Balbo.[1]
- ^ Replaced in the aftermath of Operation Compass, during the Western Desert campaign of World War II.
References
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