Italian trusteeship officials in Somalia were largely the same fascist-era colonial staff.

Evidence

Abdullahi Issa reiterated the same message two years later: “Almost all the officials of the new Italian Administration in our country were recruited from the permanent staff of the Ministry for Colonies. They include such well known figures as Signor Bernardelli, Wagoner, Lucehetti, Piras, Ducati, Soleri, Bedini, Olivieri, Shapron, Scanh, Bologne, Tomaselli, Girace, Puccuoni, Carnevali, Gentilucci, Pirone, and many others who previously ruled Somaliland as a fascist colony.” — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 1242

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates the continuity between fascist colonial rule and postwar Italian administration.