British Military Administration (Somaliland)

British Military Administration in Somaliland
1941–1950
Flag of British Military Administration (Somaliland)
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GovernmentMilitary administration
Chief Administrator 
• 1941–1943
William Scupham
• 1943–1948
Denis Wickham
• 1948
Eric de Candole
• 1948–1950
Geoffrey Gamble
History 
25 February 1941
1 April 1950
Currencypound
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Italian East Africa
Trust Territory of Somaliland

The British Military Administration of Somaliland was the control of the regions of British Somaliland and of the former Italian Somaliland by the British from 1941 until 1949. At the end of 1949, it became a United Nations trust territory which would last from 1950 until 1960 whilst under Italian administration.[1]

  1. ^ Barker, A. J. (1971). Rape of Ethiopia, 1936. London: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-02462-6.