British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland
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The British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland was the temporary colonial government established by the United Kingdom to rule former Italian Somaliland during and after World War II until a new political arrangement was created.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland canonical | 2 |
| British Military Administration in Somaliland (BMAS) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland Context triple: [Italian East Africa, successor, British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland]
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A.
Italian conquest of British Somaliland
The Italian conquest of British Somaliland was a 1940 World War II campaign in which Italian forces temporarily overran the British protectorate in the Horn of Africa as part of the broader East African campaign.
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B.
Allied reconquest of British Somaliland
The Allied reconquest of British Somaliland was a World War II military operation in 1941 in which British and Commonwealth forces retook the British Somaliland protectorate from Italian occupation as part of the broader East African campaign.
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C.
British Military Administration in Malaya
The British Military Administration in Malaya was the temporary post–World War II military government established by Britain to restore order and reassert colonial control in Malaya after the Japanese surrender.
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D.
Italian Somaliland
Italian Somaliland was a former Italian colonial territory in the Horn of Africa that later became part of modern-day Somalia.
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E.
Household Division of the British Army
The Household Division of the British Army is an elite formation of regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the British monarch, including high-profile state occasions in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland Target entity description: The British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland was the temporary colonial government established by the United Kingdom to rule former Italian Somaliland during and after World War II until a new political arrangement was created.
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A.
Italian conquest of British Somaliland
The Italian conquest of British Somaliland was a 1940 World War II campaign in which Italian forces temporarily overran the British protectorate in the Horn of Africa as part of the broader East African campaign.
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B.
Allied reconquest of British Somaliland
The Allied reconquest of British Somaliland was a World War II military operation in 1941 in which British and Commonwealth forces retook the British Somaliland protectorate from Italian occupation as part of the broader East African campaign.
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C.
British Military Administration in Malaya
The British Military Administration in Malaya was the temporary post–World War II military government established by Britain to restore order and reassert colonial control in Malaya after the Japanese surrender.
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D.
Italian Somaliland
Italian Somaliland was a former Italian colonial territory in the Horn of Africa that later became part of modern-day Somalia.
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E.
Household Division of the British Army
The Household Division of the British Army is an elite formation of regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the British monarch, including high-profile state occasions in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government
ⓘ
military administration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | British Military Administration in Somaliland (BMAS) ⓘ |
| administeredTerritory | Italian Somaliland ⓘ |
| aim |
maintain order after defeat of Italy in East Africa
ⓘ
prepare territory for postwar political settlement ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Italian settlers in Somalia
ⓘ
Somalis ⓘ
linked to:
Somali people
|
| appliesToPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
post-World War II period ⓘ |
| capital | Mogadishu ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledInfrastructure |
Italian-built roads in Somaliland
ⓘ
Mogadishu airport ⓘ
linked to:
Aden Adde International Airport
|
| controlledPort |
Mogadishu port
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Mogadishu
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | East African shilling ⓘ |
| demilitarized | Italian colonial forces in the territory ⓘ |
| endTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| flagBearer |
Union Jack
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Flag
|
| followedBy |
Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Somaliland
United Nations Trust Territory of Somaliland ⓘ |
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Somalia ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ Somali ⓘ |
| legalStatus | military occupation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| occupationOf | former Italian colony ⓘ |
| occupyingPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied administration of former Axis territories
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied military governments
Allied occupation of Italian colonies ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Ethiopia
British military occupation of Italian East Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Ethiopia
history of Somalia ⓘ history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Italian colonial administration in Italian Somaliland
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian colonial administration
|
| reasonForAbolition | creation of United Nations trust territory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| territoryPreviouslyRuledBy | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| usedAs | temporary administration ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem |
British military law
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adapted Italian colonial law ⓘ |
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Subject: British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland Description of subject: The British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland was the temporary colonial government established by the United Kingdom to rule former Italian Somaliland during and after World War II until a new political arrangement was created.
Referenced by (3)
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