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

List of colonial governors of Eritrea

Section Title: Eritrea
Table Section Text: For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Eritrea

Term	Incumbent	Notes

Eritrea	Italian Colony

1 January 1890 to 30 June 1890	Baldassare Orero, Commandant

30 June 1890 to 28 February 1892	Antonio Gandolfi, Commandant

28 February 1892 to 22 February 1896	Oreste Baratieri, Commandant

22 February 1896 to 16 December 1897	Antonio Baldissera, Governor

16 December 1897 to 25 March 1907	Ferdinando Martini, Governor

25 March 1907 to 17 August 1915	Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Governor

17 August 1915 to 16 September 1916	Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, acting Governor	1st Term

16 September 1916 to 20 July 1919	Giacomo De Martino, Governor

20 July 1919 to 20 November 1920	Camillo De Camillis, Governor

20 November 1920 to 14 April 1921	Ludovico Pollera, Governor

14 April 1921 to 1 June 1923	Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, Governor	2nd Term

1 June 1923 to 1 June 1928	Jacopo Gasparini, Governor

1 June 1928 to 11 July 1930	Corrado Zoli, Governor

11 July 1930 to 15 January 1935	Riccardo Astuto dei Duchi di Lucchesi, Governor

15 January 1935 to 18 January 1935	Ottone Gabeli, acting Governor

18 January 1935 to 22 November 1935	Emilio De Bono, Governor

22 November 1935 to 22 May 1936	Pietro Badoglio, Governor

1 June 1936 to 1 April 1937	Alfredo Guzzoni, Governor

1 April 1937 to 15 December 1937	Vincenzo De Feo, Governor

15 December 1937 to 2 June 1940	Giuseppe Daodice, Governor

2 June 1940 to 19 May 1941	Luigi Frusci, acting Governor

Eritrea	British Administration

5 February 1941 to 4 May 1942	Sir William Platt, Administrator

4 May 1942 to 9 November 1944	Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Administrator

9 November 1944 to 14 August 1945	C.D. McCarthy, Administrator

14 August 1945 to 1 November 1946	John Meredith Benoy, Administrator

1 November 1946 to 19 February 1951	Francis Greville Drew, Administrator

19 February 1951 to 15 September 1952	Duncan Camerone Cumming, Chief Administrator

Eritrea	Ethiopian 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

Eritrea	Ethiopian 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	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

Sentence(s)

Baratieri was colonial governor of Eritrea in 1892.

final_sentence: Baratieri was colonial governor of Eritrea in 1892.