List of administrators of the French protectorate of Tonkin

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Resident-Superior of Tonkin
Résident supérieur du Tonkin (French)
Thống sứ Bắc Kỳ (Vietnamese)
統使北圻 (Hán tự)
Seal of the Resident-Superior of the French protectorate of Tonkin.png
The seal of the Resident-Superior of the French protectorate of Tonkin.
Flag of Colonial Annam.svg
Reports toGovernor-General of French Indochina
ResidenceResidential palace of the Tonkin Governor (from 1919)
SeatHanoi
PrecursorResident-General of Annam and Tonkin
Formation8 April 1886
First holder
Final holderFrançois Jean Antonin Marie Amédée Gonzales de Linarès (as commissioner)

The position of Resident-Superior of Tonkin (French: Résident supérieur du Tonkin; Vietnamese: Thống sứ Bắc Kỳ; Hán tự: 統使北圻) was established on 8 April 1886 as a successor to the Resident-General of Annam and Tonkin (résident général de l'Annam et du Tonkin) when it was decided to have one French resident for the French protectorate of Tonkin and a separate one for Annam.[1]

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List of administrators of the French protectorate of Tonkin

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
French Suzerainty
8 April 1886 to November 1886 , Resident-Superior In Hanoi; the city became permanent administrative seat
20 November 1886 to 29 January 1887 , Resident-Superior 1st time
1887 to 1888 , Acting Resident-Superior
29 April 1888 to 10 May 1889 , Resident-Superior
29 May 1889 to 6 April 1890 , Resident-Superior 1st time
7 April 1890 to 3 February 1891 , Acting Resident-Superior 2nd time
3 February 1891 to 27 October 1891 , Resident-Superior 2nd time
27 October 1891 to 20 July 1893 , Resident-Superior 1st time
20 July 1893 to 30 March 1895 François Pierre Rodier, Resident-Superior Acting to 15 October 1894
30 March 1895 to 13 May 1895 , Acting Resident-Superior
13 May 1895 to 18 June 1895 , Acting Resident-Superior 2nd time
18 July 1895 to 9 March 1897 , Resident-Superior 1st time
1897 , Resident-Superior
26 July 1897 to 30 August 1905 , Resident-Superior 2nd time
30 August 1905 to 2 April 1907 , Acting Resident-Superior
April 1907 to July 1907 , Resident-Superior
July 1907 to April 1909 , Resident-Superior
April 1909 to September 1909 , Acting Resident-Superior
September 1909 to August 1912 , Resident-Superior
20 August 1912 to 15 December 1912 , Acting Resident-Superior
16 December 1912 to 8 June 1915 , Resident-Superior
8 June 1915 to 1917 , Resident-Superior
4 December 1917 to 1919 , Resident-Superior
22 August 1919 to 1921 , Acting Resident-Superior
27 February 1921 to 1924 Maurice Antoine François Monguillot, Resident-Superior
5 July 1924 to 10 November 1924 , Acting Resident-Superior
13 November 1924 to 2 December 1925 Jean-Félix Krautheimer, Acting Resident-Superior
2 December 1925 to 1930 , Resident-Superior
28 February 1927 to 7 August 1928 , Acting Resident-Superior Acting for Robin
7 August 1928 to 26 December 1928 , Acting Resident-Superior Acting for Robin
25 November 1930 to 1937 , Resident-Superior
27 July 1933 to 10 September 1933 , Acting Resident-Superior Acting for Tholance
1937 , Acting Resident-Superior
1937 to 1939 , Resident-Superior
8 February 1939 - 1939 , Acting Resident-Superior
25 August 1939 to 1940 , Acting Resident-Superior
16 November 1940 to 1941 , Resident-Superior Interim to 11 December 1940
18 June 1941 to 1942 , Resident-Superior
21 November 1942 to 1944 , Resident-Superior Acting to 16 March 1943
23 August 1944 to 9 March 1945 , Acting Resident-Superior
Japanese Suzerainty
March 1945 to August 1945 , Resident
Vietnamese Administration
17 April 1945 to 17 August 1945 , Imperial Lieutenant
17 August 1945 to August 1945 , Imperial Lieutenant
French Suzerainty
18 August 1945 to 1945 Pierre Messmer, Acting Commissioner
4 October 1945 to 1947 , Commissioner
18 February 1947 to 2 December 1947 , Acting Commissioner
2 December 1947 to August 1949 , Commissioner Acting to 20 March 1948
8 August 1949 to 28 November 1949 , Acting Commissioner
28 November 1949 to 10 November 1950 Marcel Jean Marie Alessandri, Commissioner
10 November 1950 to 6 January 1951 , Commissioner
6 January 1951 to 7 February 1951 Raoul Albin Louis Salan, Acting Commissioner
7 February 1951 to 27 April 1953 François Jean Antonin Marie Amédée Gonzales de Linarès, Commissioner

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References[]

  1. ^ Trần Gia Phụng. Trung Kỳ Dân biến 1908. Toronto, Canada, 2008. Pages: 35-40.

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