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.

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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
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
Allied occupation of Italian colonies
British military occupation of Italian East Africa
history of Somalia
history of the British Empire
precededBy Italian colonial administration in Italian Somaliland
reasonForAbolition creation of United Nations trust territory
startTime 1941
territoryPreviouslyRuledBy Kingdom of Italy
usedAs temporary administration
usedLegalSystem British military law
adapted Italian colonial law

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Italian East Africa successor British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland
AOI successor British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland
British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland administeredBy British Military Administration in Somaliland (BMAS)
linked to: British Military Administration in Italian Somaliland