Vincenzo Filonardi was an italian politician and soldier of the Regio Esercito.

Captain

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 Vincenzo Filonardi had under his command several ships between Italy

Italy

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 and
the coasts of Eastern Africa. In 1890 Filonardi had been nominated by the Italian Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti

Giovanni Giolitti

Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman. He was the 19th, 25th, 29th, 32nd and 37th Prime Minister of Italy between 1892 and 1921. A left-wing liberal, Giolitti's periods in office were notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms which improved the living standards of...

 consul

Consul

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 and ambassador of Italy at Zanzibar

Zanzibar

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.

From 3 August 1889 to 15 May 1893 Filonardi was the first Governor of Italian Somaliland

Italian Somaliland

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 and was in charge of an italian company responsible for the administration of the Benadir

Benadir

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territory.