Ruggero Santini

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Ruggero Santini

Ruggero Santini (April 16, 1870 – April 4, 1958)[1] was an Italian general. He was the colonial governor of Somaliland. He fought in the First Italo-Ethiopian War and Italo-Turkish War. In World War I he fought against Austria-Hungary.

During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War he commanded the 1st Corps and fought in the North against the Ethiopians.[2]

Awards

Preceded by
Angelo De Ruben
Italian Governor of Somaliland
1936–1937
Succeeded by
Francesco Saverio Caroselli

References

  1. ^ "Scheda senatore SANTINI Ruggero".
  2. ^ Barker, A. J. (1968). The Civilising Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935–6. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-93201-6.

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