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 Italian Somaliland self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Somali people
surface form: Somalis
appliesToPeriod World War II
post-World War II period
capital Mogadishu
conflict World War II
continent Africa
controlledInfrastructure Italian-built roads in Somaliland
Aden Adde International Airport
surface form: Mogadishu airport
controlledPort Port of Mogadishu
surface form: Mogadishu port
country United Kingdom
currency East African shilling
demilitarized Italian colonial forces in the territory
endTime 1950
establishedBy British Army
UK government
surface form: British government
flagBearer Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack
followedBy Italian Somaliland
surface form: Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration

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 military governments
surface form: Allied administration of former Axis territories

Allied occupation of Ethiopia
surface form: Allied occupation of Italian colonies

Allied occupation of Ethiopia
surface form: British military occupation of Italian East Africa

history of Somalia
history of the British Empire
precededBy Italian colonial administration
surface form: 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 Italian Somaliland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Military Administration in Somaliland (BMAS)