List of colonial governors of Mauritania
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List of colonial heads of Mauritania[]
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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French protectorate of Mauritania | ||
12 May 1903 to 18 October 1904 | Xavier Coppolani, Commandant | |
French civil territory of Mauritania | Incorporated into French West Africa | |
18 October 1904 November 1904 | Xavier Coppolani, Commandant | |
November 1904 to 12 May 1905 | Xavier Coppolani, Commissioner | |
12 May 1905 to 27 May 1905 | , acting Commissioner | |
27 May 1905 to November 1907 | , Commissioner | |
November 1907 to 1909 | Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, Commissioner | |
1909 to 1909 | Claudel, acting Commissioner | |
1909 to 1909 | Aubert, acting Commissioner | |
1 January 1910 to 1 March 1912 | , Commissioner | |
1 March 1912 to April 1914 | , Commissioner | |
April 1914 to 17 November 1916 | , Commissioner | |
17 November 1916 to 11 December 1920 | , Commissioner | |
11 December 1920 to 9 November 1926 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
9 November 1926 to 13 January 1928 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
13 January 1928 to 21 November 1929 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
21 November 1929 to 19 June 1931 | René Héctor Émile Chazal, Lieutenant Governor | |
19 June 1931 to 22 June 1933 | Gabriel Omer Descemet, acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
22 June 1933 to 7 April 1934 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
7 April 1934 to 5 July 1934 | Gabriel Omer Descemet, Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
5 July 1934 to August 1934 | Adolphe Deitte, Lieutenant Governor | |
August 1934 to 1 November 1934 | Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
1 November 1934 to 15 April 1935 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
15 April 1935 to 10 November 1935 | Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
10 November 1935 to 1 September 1936 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Lieutenant Governor | |
1 September 1936 to 24 October 1936 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
24 October 1936 to 7 August 1938 | Oswald Durand, Lieutenant Governor | |
7 August 1938 to November 1938 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
November 1938 to 28 August 1941 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
28 August 1941 to 4 May 1944 | , Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
28 August 1941 to 4 May 1944 | , Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term; Jean Chalvet acting governor from April 1942 |
4 May 1944 to 31 July 1945 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
31 July 1945 to 30 April 1946 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
30 April 1946 to 27 October 1946 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
Mauritania Overseas Territory of France | ||
27 October 1946 to 19 July 1947 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
19 July 1947 to 31 December 1947 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
31 December 1947 to 7 August 1949 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
7 August 1949 to 27 September 1950 | , acting Lieutenant Governor | |
27 September 1950 to 25 April 1952 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
25 April 1952 to 23 February 1953 | Pierre Messmer, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
23 February 1953 to 6 April 1954 | Pierre Messmer, Lieutenant Governor | |
6 April 1954 to 23 June 1955 | , Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
23 June 1955 to 14 May 1956 | , Lieutenant Governor | |
14 May 1956 to 5 October 1958 | , Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
5 October 1958 to February 1959 | , High Commissioner | |
February 1959 to 28 November 1960 | , High Commissioner | |
28 November 1960 | Independence as Islamic Republic of Mauritania |
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Mauritania
See also[]
- Mauritania
- Heads of state of Mauritania
- Heads of government of Mauritania
- Lists of office-holders
Categories:
- History of Mauritania
- Government of Mauritania
- French colonial governors of Mauritania