Pietro badoglio biography
– 1 November ), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa..
Pietro Badoglio
20th-century Italian military officer and colonial official
Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino (bə-DOH-lyoh,[1]Italian:[ˈpjɛːtrobaˈdɔʎʎo]; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa.[2] With the fall of the Fascist regime in Italy, he became Prime Minister of Italy.
Early life and career
Main articles: First Italo-Ethiopian War and Italo-Turkish War
Badoglio was born in 1871. His father, Mario Badoglio, was a modest landowner, and his mother, Antonietta Pittarelli, was of middle-class background.
Pietro Badoglio was a general and statesman during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (–43).
On 5 October 1888 he was admitted to the Royal Military Academy in Turin. He received the rank of second lieutenant in 1890. In 1892, he finished his studies and was promoted to first lieutenant.
After completing his studies, he served with the Regio Esercito (Italian Royal Army) from 1892, at first as a lieu