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6 unusual facts about British Military Administration


British Military Administration

The British Military Administration (Libya) (sometimes known as British Military Administration (Tripolitania)), the interim administration established on former Italian Libya between the beginning of Allied occupation of the territory in late 1942 and the independence of the kingdom of Libya in December 24, 1951.

The British Military Administration (Somalia), the interim administration established on former Italian Somaliland between 1941 and 1949.

The British Military Administration (Eritrea), the interim administration established on former Italian Eritrea between 1941 and 1949.

Moslem League of the Western Province

The historian Okbazgi Yohannes claims that the split was caused intrigues of behalf of the British Military Administration, who was able to convince Muslim chiefs that the Moslem League leader Ibrahim Sultan Ali was an Italian agent.

Post-war Singapore

Singapore was ruled by a British Military Administration (BMA) between September 1945 and March 1946, during which it also served as the headquarters of the British governor general for Southeast Asia.

Woldeab Woldemariam

In 1942 he left the SEM and at the behest of the British Military Administration, became an editor for the Tigrinya language newspaper.


Victoria, Labuan

Having been occupied by the Japanese Army in World War II, Labuan was liberated by the Australian Army in September 1945 and placed under British military administration until 15 July 1946, when it was incorporated into British North Borneo.


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