British Military Administration in Ethiopia

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The British Military Administration in Ethiopia was the temporary Allied authority that governed Ethiopia during and immediately after World War II, overseeing the transition from Italian occupation back to Ethiopian sovereignty under Emperor Haile Selassie.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied occupation authority
military administration
temporary government
aim restore Ethiopian sovereignty
secure Allied strategic interests in the Horn of Africa
stabilize territory after Italian defeat
appliesToPeriod World War II
immediate post–World War II period
appliesToTerritory Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
former Italian East Africa territories in Ethiopia
context East African Campaign of World War II
cooperatesWith Allied powers in East Africa
linked to: East Africa Force

Emperor Haile Selassie
linked to: Haile Selassie I

Ethiopian resistance forces
country United Kingdom
endTime 1944
1945
followedBy reign of Haile Selassie after restoration
restored Ethiopian imperial government
follows Italian East Africa
Italian occupation of Ethiopia
governingPower British Army
British colonial and military officials
hasAuthorityOver civil administration in liberated Ethiopian areas
military operations in occupied Ethiopian territory
hasRole civil administration
military governance
oversight of transition from Italian rule to Ethiopian sovereignty
security and public order
support for restoration of Ethiopian monarchy
historicalRegion Horn of Africa
languageOfAdministration Amharic
English
legalBasis wartime military occupation authority of the British Empire
notableCommander British military authorities in East Africa
opposes Italian Fascist regime
Kingdom of Italy
partOf Allied occupation of Italian territories in Africa
British military administration in occupied territories during World War II
restores Ethiopian Empire
monarchical rule under Haile Selassie
seatOfGovernment Addis Ababa
significantEvent disarmament of Italian forces in Ethiopia
handover of authority to Emperor Haile Selassie
negotiation of Anglo–Ethiopian agreements on sovereignty and administration
re-establishment of Ethiopian governmental institutions
startTime 1941

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AOI successor British Military Administration in Ethiopia