Colonial heads of Cyrenaica - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

List of the Colonial Heads of Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya.Also known as Pentapolis in antiquity, it was part of the Creta et Cyrenaica province during the Roman period, later divided in Libia Pentapolis and Libia Sicca...

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Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes>
1843	Foundation of the Sanusiya Order
Awlad Sayyidi ‘Abd Allah Dynasty, (al-Khattabi al-Mujahiri al-Hasani al-Idrisi lineage)
1843 to 7 September 1859	Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad ibn ‘Ali as-Sanusi
7 September 1859 to 2 June 1902	Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad ibn Sayyid Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Sanusi
2 June 1902 to 21 August 1918	Sheikh Sayyid Ahmad ibn Sayyid Muhammad ash-Sharif as-Sanusi
21 August 1918 to 25 October 1920	Sheikh Sayyid Muhammad Idris as-Sanusi
25 October 1920 to 1929	Emir Sayyid Muhammad Idris as-Sanusi 1st Term
1911 to 1913	Ottavio Briccola, Governor
October 1913 to 1918	Giovanni Battista Ameglio, Governor
5 August 1918 to 1919	Vincenzo Garioni, Governor
1920	Italy claims sovereignty
5 August 1919 to 23 November 1921	Giacomo De Martino Giacomo De Martino Baron Giacomo de Martino was the Envoy of Italy to the United States during the regime of Benito Mussolini. On January 23, 1927 he traveled to Chicago, and spent several days touring the city addressing the Italian community and explaining Fascism.... , Governor
23 November 1921 to October 1922	Luigi Pintor, Governor
October 1922 to December 1922	Eduardo Baccardi, Governor
7 January 1923 to 1924	Luigi Bongiovanni, Governor
1924 to 2 December 1926	Ernesto Mombelli, Governor
2 December 1926 to 1928	Attilio Teruzzi Attilio Teruzzi Attilio Teruzzi was an Italian soldier, colonial administrator, and Fascist politician.Born in Milan, Teruzzi completed military studies, and was promoted colonel in the Italian Army at the unusual age of 28. In 1911, he served in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War - taking part in the victory at... , Governor
January 1929 to March 1930	Domenico Siciliani, Deputy Governor (to Pietro Badoglio Pietro Badoglio Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino was an Italian soldier and politician... )
March 1930 to May 1934	Rodolfo Graziani, marchese di Neghelli, Deputy Governor (to Pietro Badoglio)
1 January 1934	Incorporated into Libya Libya Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
June 1934 to April 1935	Guglielmo Nasi Guglielmo Nasi Guglielmo Ciro Nasi was an Italian General who fought in Italian East Africa during World War II.-Biography:Nasi was born in Civitavecchia, Latium... , Governor
1941	British Administration
February 1941 to 1942	Stephen Hemsley Longrigg Stephen Hemsley Longrigg Stephen Hemsley Longrigg was a British military governor, petroleum company manager and a leading authority on the history of oil in the Middle East... , Governor
1943 to 1945	Duncan Cameron Cumming, Administrator
30 October 1945 to 1946	Peter Bevil Edward Acland, Administrator
October 1946	Sanusi emir recognized by UK administering the territory for the UN
1946 to 1948	James William Norris Haugh, Administrator
1948 to 1 June 1949	Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Administrator
1 June 1949	Emirate of Cyrenaica recognized
1 June 1949 to 17 September 1949	Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Administrator
17 September 1949 to 1951	Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Resident
October 1946 to 24 December 1951	Emir Sayyid Muhammad Idris as-Sanusi	2nd Term
24 December 1951	Incorporated into Libya Libya Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

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