Pietro Gazzera | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 12 September 1929 – 22 July 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Benito Mussolini |
| Succeeded by | Benito Mussolini |
| Viceroy ofItalian Ethiopia | |
| In office May 23 – 6 July 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta |
| Succeeded by | Guglielmo Nasi |
| Governor ofGalla-Sidamo | |
| In office 12 August 1938 – 6 July 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Armando Felsani |
| Succeeded by | title abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1879-12-11)11 December 1879 |
| Died | 30 June 1953(1953-06-30) (aged 73) Cirié, Italy |
| Party | National Fascist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pietro Gazzera (11 December 1879 – 30 June 1953) was an officer in theItalian Royal Army duringWorld War II, as well as a prewar Italian politician.
Gazzera was born inBene Vagienna, he joined the Italian Army and fought in theItalo-Turkish War andWorld War I. He was one of the signatories of theArmistice of Villa Giusti, which ended the war withAustria-Hungary on theItalian Front.
In 1928, starting as the Under-Secretary in the Ministry of War, Gazzera was the Minister of War from 1929 to 1933.[1] From 1 August 1938 to 6 July 1941, Gazzera was the Governor ofGalla-Sidamo inItalian East Africa.
General Gazzera commanded forces in the "Southern Sector" (the Galla and Sidamo area aroundJimma) during theEast African Campaign. Following thefall ofAmba Alagi in May 1941, Gazzera succeededAmedeo, Duke of Aosta as the actingGovernor-General of Italian East Africa. After Jimma fell on 21 June, Gazzera staged a mobile defense and held out in Galla-Sidamo for several weeks. His forces finally capitulated in July 1941 when he wascut off by theFree Belgian Forces of Major-GeneralAuguste-Éduard Gilliaert.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | (acting)Viceroy andGovernor-General ofItalian East Africa 23 May – 6 July 1941 | Succeeded by |
Members of theMussolini Cabinet | ||
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| Head of government andduce of Fascism |  | |
| Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
| Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
| Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
| Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
| Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | ||
| Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
| Minister of Domestic Education | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
| Minister of Public Works | ||
| Minister of War | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
| Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | ||
| Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
| Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
| Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) | ||
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