List of colonial governors of Ivory Coast
List of the colonial governors of French Ivory Coast−Côte d'Ivoire, a colony in former French West Africa.
Colonial governors[]
- Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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French Suzerainty | ||
1842 | French protectorates declared over the Kingdoms of Nzima and Sanwi, part of the Colony of Gorée and Dependencies | |
1843 to 1843 | Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet, Commandant-Superior | |
1843 to 1844 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1844 to 1845 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1845 to 1847 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1847 to 1848 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1848 to 1850 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1851 to 1853 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1853 to 1854 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1854 to 1855 | , Commandant-Superior | 1st Term |
1855 to 1856 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1857 to 1857 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1858 to 1859 | , Commandant-Superior | 2nd Term |
1859 to 4 October 1860 | ..., Commandant-Superior | |
Ivory Coast territory of the Ivory Coast-Gabon colony | ||
4 October 1860 to 10 November 1860 | ..., Commandant-Superior | |
10 November 1860 to July 1862 | , Commandant-Superior | |
28 August 1862 to 14 January 1863 | , Commandant-Superior | |
29 April 1863 to 1863 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1863 to 1864 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1864 to 1866 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1866 to 1867 | Léon Noël, Commandant-Superior | |
1867 to 1869 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1869 to 1871 | , Commandant-Superior | |
1871 to 10 November 1878 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | Warden of the French Flag to 1878 |
Arthur Verdier & Company administration Recognised by France | ||
10 November 1878 to 1881 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | |
Under the Superior Commandant of Gabon and the Gulf of Guinea Settlements | ||
1881 to 16 December 1883 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | Administration under private traders; protectorates maintained by France |
Under French Guinea | ||
16 December 1883 to 1885 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | |
Direct French rule | ||
1885 to 1886 | , Commandant-particular | |
Under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea | ||
1886 to 10 January 1889 | , Resident | |
French Protectorate of Ivory Coast | Direct French rule under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea | |
10 January 1889 to 9 March 1890 | , Resident | |
9 March 1890 to 14 June 1890 | , acting Resident | |
14 June 1890 to 1892 | , Resident | |
1892 to 1892 | , acting Resident | |
1892 to 12 November 1892 | , acting Resident | |
12 November 1892 to 10 March 1893 | , Resident | |
French Colony of Ivory Coast | ||
10 March 1893 to 1895 | Louis-Gustave Binger, Governor | |
16 June 1885 | Incorporated into French West Africa | |
1895 to 1895 | Paul Cousturier, acting Governor | |
1895 to 1896 | , acting Governor | |
1896 to 25 February 1896 | , acting Governor | |
25 February 1896 to 13 May 1896 | , acting Governor | |
13 May 1896 to 14 May 1896 | , acting Governor | |
14 May 1896 to 19 March 1898 | Louis Mouttet, Governor | |
1898 to 1898 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | |
1898 to 1898 | , acting Governor | |
1898 to 1898 | , acting Governor | |
1898 to 11 September 1898 | ... Ribes, acting Governor | |
11 September 1898 to 5 November 1902 | , Governor | |
5 November 1902 to 25 November 1902 | , acting Governor | 1st Term |
25 November 1902 to 19 November 1905 | Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, acting Governor | |
19 November 1905 to 27 October 1906 | , acting Governor | 2nd Term |
27 October 1906 to 25 April 1908 | Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor | 2nd Term |
25 August 1907 to 1908 | , acting Governor | 3rd Term |
25 April 1908 to 28 April 1909 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 1st Term |
28 April 1908 to August 1908 | , acting Governor | |
August 1909 to 12 May 1911 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 2nd Term |
12 May 1911 to 9 March 1912 | , acting Governor | 1st Term |
9 March 1912 to 22 May 1913 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 3rd Term |
22 March 1913 to 29 October 1913 | , acting Governor | 2nd Term |
29 October 1913 to 4 September 1914 | , acting Governor | |
4 September 1914 to 16 June 1916 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 4th Term |
16 June 1916 to 1 December 1916 | , acting Governor | 1st Term |
1 December 1916 to 27 December 1916 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 5th Term |
27 December 1916 to January 1918 | , acting Governor | 2nd Term |
January 1918 to June 1919 | , Governor | 1st Term |
June 1919 to 22 September 1919 | , acting Governor | |
22 September 1919 to 24 January 1922 | , Governor | 2nd Term |
24 January 1922 to 28 September 1922 | , acting Governor | |
28 September 1922 to 2 April 1924 | 3rd Term | |
2 April 1924 to 2 July 1925 | , acting Governor | |
2 July 1925 to 25 August 1930 | , Governor | 3rd Term |
25 August 1930 to 28 October 1930 | Joseph Jules Brévié, Governor | |
28 October 1930 to 16 January 1931 | , acting Governor | |
16 January 1931 to 7 May 1935 | , Governor | |
7 May 1935 to 28 June 1935 | , acting Governor | |
28 June 1935 to 7 March 1936 | Adolphe Deitte, Governor | |
7 March 1936 to 28 November 1936 | , acting Governor | |
28 November 1936 to 16 July 1938 | , Governor | |
16 July 1938 to 27 January 1939 | , acting Governor | |
27 January 1939 to 1 January 1941 | Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, Governor | |
1 January 1941 to 29 September 1942 | Hubert-Jules Deschamps, Governor | |
29 September 1942 to 3 August 1943 | , Governor | |
3 August 1943 to 26 August 1943 | Jean-François Toby, Governor | |
26 August 1943 to 16 August 1945 | , Governor | 1st Term |
16 August 1945 to April 1946 | , Governor | |
Ivory Coast Territory | Overseas territory of France | |
April 1946 to 20 February 1947 | , Governor | 2nd Term (contd.) |
20 February 1947 to 29 January 1948 | Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, Governor | |
29 January 1948 to 10 November 1948 | , Governor | |
10 November 1948 to 25 April 1952 | , Governor | |
25 April 1952 to 10 July 1952 | , Governor | |
10 July 1952 to 19 February 1954 | , Governor | |
19 February 1954 to 18 February 1956 | Pierre-Joseph-Auguste Messmer, Governor | |
18 February 1956 to 23 February 1957 | , Governor | |
Republic of Ivory Coast | Autonomous | |
23 February 1957 to 15 July 1960 | , Governor , High Commissioner | |
15 July 1960 to 7 August 1960 | Yves-René-Henri Guéna, High Commissioner | |
7 August 1960 | Independence as Republic of Ivory Coast |
See also[]
- Colonial heads of Ivory Coast
- Governors of French West Africa
- Lists of French colonial governors and administrators
- For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire
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