British military administration
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The British military administration in Eritrea was the provisional colonial authority established by the United Kingdom to govern the territory following Italy’s defeat in World War II, prior to Eritrea’s later federation with Ethiopia.
Aliases (2)
- British Military Administration in Eritrea ×48
- British Military Administration ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial government
→
military administration → provisional government → |
| administeredBy |
British military governor
→
|
| administeredTerritory |
Eritrea
→
|
| appliesDuring |
Second World War
→
post–Second World War period → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Eritrea
→
|
| appliesToPart |
Eritrean highlands
→
Eritrean lowlands → |
| capital |
Asmara
→
|
| continent |
Africa
→
|
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| currency |
East African shilling
→
|
| endTime |
1952
→
1952-09-15 → |
| establishedAsResultOf |
Allied victory over Italy in World War II
→
East African Campaign → defeat of Italy in East Africa → |
| establishedBy |
United Kingdom
→
|
| followedBy |
Eritrea under Ethiopian rule
→
Eritrea–Ethiopia federation → |
| follows |
Italian Eritrea
→
|
| governingBody |
British Army
→
British War Office → |
| hasPolicy |
limited local self-government
→
maintenance of Italian infrastructure → reform of legal and educational systems → |
| historyOfTopic |
Eritrea–United Kingdom relations
→
|
| legalStatus |
military occupation
→
trusteeship-like administration → |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
→
|
| occupationBy |
British forces
→
|
| officialLanguage |
English
→
|
| partOf |
British Military Administration in occupied Italian territories
→
|
| precededBy |
Italian colonial rule in Eritrea
→
|
| replaced |
Italian colonial administration in Eritrea
→
|
| replacedBy |
Eritrean autonomous government within Ethiopian federation
→
|
| significantEvent |
Allied occupation of Asmara
→
British civil reforms in Eritrea → debates at United Nations over Eritrea’s future status → |
| startTime |
1941
→
1941-04 → |
| topicOf |
Eritrean decolonisation
→
Eritrean independence movement historiography → |
| usedLanguage |
Arabic
→
Italian → Tigrinya → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Japanese occupation of Singapore
("British Military Administration")
→
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followedBy |
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Eritrea
→
|
historicalStatus |