British Military Administration in Eritrea

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The British Military Administration in Eritrea was the Allied-run colonial authority that governed Eritrea after the defeat of Italian rule in East Africa during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial government
military administration
administeredBy British Army
United Kingdom
appliesToEthnicGroup Eritrean population
appliesToEvent East African Campaign
Second World War
linked to: World War II
appliesToJurisdiction Eritrea
capital Asmara
continent Africa
countryAdministered Eritrea
currency East African shilling
endTime 1952
establishedAsConsequenceOf British conquest of Eritrea
defeat of Italy in East Africa
executiveBody British military governor
followedBy British-administered Eritrea under United Nations trusteeship debate
Eritrean federation with Ethiopia
governmentType military government
hasPolicy limited political liberalization
maintenance of Italian-era infrastructure
reform of colonial legal system
historyOfTopic decolonization of Eritrea
legalStatus temporary military occupation authority
legislativeBody British military authorities
linked to: British authorities
locatedIn Horn of Africa
natureOfStatement Allied military occupation
occupationBy United Kingdom
officialLanguage English
participantIn post–World War II settlement in the Horn of Africa
partOf British Military Administration in Italian East Africa
history of Eritrea
history of the British Empire
precededBy Italian Eritrea
linked to: Italian East Africa

Italian colonial rule in Eritrea
replaced Italian colonial administration in Eritrea
significantEvent debate over Eritrea’s postwar status at the United Nations
rise of Eritrean nationalist movements
startTime 1941
1941-04
territoryIncludes Asmara
Keren
Massawa
timePeriod 20th century
usedLanguage Arabic
Italian
Tigrinya

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Italian East Africa successor British Military Administration in Eritrea
British Military Administration in Eritrea partOf British Military Administration in occupied Italian territories
subject linked to: British military administration
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Sudan Defence Force conflict Allied occupation of Eritrea
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Italian colonization of Eritrea endEvent British military occupation of Eritrea in World War II
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Italian colonization of Eritrea followedBy British Military Administration in Eritrea
Eritrean nationalism developedInContextOf British Military Administration in Eritrea
AOI successor British Military Administration in Eritrea
British Military Administration in Eritrea partOf British Military Administration in Italian East Africa
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
British Military Administration in Eritrea followedBy British-administered Eritrea under United Nations trusteeship debate
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Eritrea–Ethiopia federation precededBy British Military Administration in Eritrea
Allied occupation of Asmara result British military administration in Eritrea
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Allied occupation of Asmara administeredBy British Military Administration in Eritrea
Eritrea–United Kingdom relations hasHistoricalContext British military administration in Eritrea
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Eritrea–United Kingdom relations historicalPeriod British Military Administration in Eritrea (1941–1952)
linked to: British Military Administration in Eritrea
Massawa historicalPeriod British Military Administration in Eritrea