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Italian Somaliland

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Also known as Somalia italiana, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaaliya, Somalia, Italian Somalia

colony of the Kingdom of Italy in Somalia

Key facts

Status
Colony of Italy
Capital
Mogadiscio
Common languages
Italian (official), Somali , Arabic
Religion
Islam , Roman Catholicism
Demonym
Somali
1889 1900
Umberto I
1900 1936
Victor Emmanuel III
1889 1893 first
Vincenzo Filonardi
1936 last
Angelo De Ruben
Historical era
New Imperialism
Hiraab protectorate
7 January 1889
Hobyo protectorate
9 February 1889
Majeerteen protectorate
7 April 1889
Official establishment of the banaadir c
19 March 1905
Italian somali wars campaign of the sult
1890~1927
Part of italian east africa
1 June 1936
British occupation
26 February 1941
Relinquished by italy
10 February 1947

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Wikidata facts

Religion
Islam
Continent
Africa
Capital
Mogadishu
Official language
Italian
Shares border with
Darawiish
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inception
1880-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1936-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Italian Somaliland
Commons category
Italian Somaliland
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Encyclopedic overview

Today part ofSomalia

Italian Somaliland (Italian: Somalia Italiana; Arabic: الصومال الإيطالي, romanized: Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; Somali: Dhulka Soomaalida ee Talyaaniga) comprised self-ruling protectorates and colonial possessions of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. It lasted from the late 19th century to 1941, when it was occupied by British troops; from 1950 to 1960 it was revived as the UN Trust Territory of Somalia under Italian administration.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Italian Somaliland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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