Carlo Ricci Riveri
Carlo Ricci (named also "Carlo Riveri" or "Carlo Ricci Riveri") was a governor of Italian Somalia, from 1920 to 1923.
Carlo Ricci Riveri | |
|---|---|
| Italian Governor of Somalia | |
| In office June 21, 1920 – December 8, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Cerrina Feroni |
| Succeeded by | Cesare Maria De Vecchi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1860 |
| Died | 1940 |
| Nationality | Italian |
History
Carlo Ricci was born in 1860 and when young he graduated as attorney.
He was named governor of Somalia in 1920 (after the colony had remained without governor for more than one year due to WW1). He controlled only the coast of Somalia and maintained relatively peaceful relations with Somalian rulers of other territories in Somalia. He welcomed the first political agreements to transfer to Italy the Oltre Giuba from the British empire.
He promoted the Catholicism in Benadir with missionaries of the "Trinitarian Order" (and their "Propaganda Fide" [1]).
He was replaced because of his liberal ideals by Mussolini (when took control of Italy in late 1922) with a harsh fascist governor: Cesare Maria De Vecchi.
Carlo Ricci Riveri died in 1940.
Bibliography
- Paolo Tripodi. L'eredita' coloniale in Somalia. St. Martin P. editor. New York, 1999
- Aidid, Mohamed Farrah; Dr. Satya Pal Ruhela (2001). Somalia: From The Dawn of Civilization To The Modern Times. Civic Webs Virtual Library. ISBN 9780706980042.