List of colonial governors of Ubangi-Shari

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List of the Colonial Heads of Upper Oubangui and the region becoming the Central African Republic[]

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term Incumbent Notes
French Suzerainty
10 February 1894 to 13 July 1894 , Director  
Upper Oubangui (Haut-Oubangui)
13 July 1894 to 20 October 1894 , Commissioner  
20 October 1894 to 1897 Victor Liotard, Commissioner  
1897 to 1900 Victor Liotard, Lieutenant-Governor  
1900 to 29 December 1903 , Lieutenant-Governor  
Upper Oubangui (Oubangui-Chari)
29 December 1903 to May 1904 , Lieutenant-Governor (contd.)
May 1904 to 22 August 1905 , acting Governor-Delegate  
22 August 1905 to 16 February 1906 , acting Governor-Delegate  
16 February 1906 to 4 April 1906 , Governor-Delegate  
Oubangui-Chari-Tchad (constituent colony of Congo Français, renamed French Equatorial Africa in 1910)
April 4, 1906, to February 28, 1909 , Lieutenant-Governor  
February 28, 1909, to August 5, 1910 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
August 5, 1910, to June 10, 1911 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
June 10, 1911, to October 12, 1916 , Lieutenant-Governor  
October 12, 1916, to July 17, 1917 , Lieutenant-Governor  
July 17, 1917, to 16 May 1919 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
May 16, 1919 to August 31, 1920 , Lieutenant-Governor  
Oubangui-Chari (Oubangui-Chari and Chad are separated)
August 31, 1920 to December 1921 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
December 1921 to August 7, 1923 , Lieutenant-Governor  
August 7, 1923 to November 1924 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
November 1924 to July 1, 1926 , Lieutenant-Governor  
July 1, 1926, to July 1928 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
July 1928 to October 22, 1929 , Lieutenant-Governor  
October 22, 1929, to October 30, 1930 , acting Lieutenant-Governor  
October 30, 1930, to March 8, 1933 , Lieutenant-Governor  
March 8, 1933, to February 1934 Pierre Bonnefont, acting Lieutenant-Governor  
February 1934 to August 17, 1934 , Lieutenant-Governor  
August 17, 1934 to May 21, 1935 Adolphe Deitte, Governor-Delegate  
May 21, 1935, to May 30, 1936 , Governor-Delegate  
May 30, 1935, to October 24, 1936 Pierre Bonnefont, acting Governor-Delegate  
October 24, 1936, to March 28, 1939 , Governor-Delegate  
March 28, 1939, to July 15, 1941 , acting Governor  
July 15, 1941 to May 30, 1942 , Governor  
May 30, 1942, to July 30, 1942 , acting Governor  
July 30, 1942, to April 3, 1946 Henri Sautot, Governor  
April 3, 1946, to May 24, 1946 Jean Chalvet, Governor  
May 24, 1946, to October 1946 , acting Governor  
French overseas territory
October 1946 to April 25, 1948 Jean Chalvet, Governor (contd.)
April 25, 1948, to December 1, 1948 , acting Governor  
December 1, 1948, to January 27, 1949 , acting Governor 1st Term
January 27, 1949, to January 4, 1950 , Governor  
January 4, 1950, to March 1, 1950 , acting Governor 2nd Term
March 1, 1950, to July 9, 1951 , Governor  
July 9, 1951, to October 19, 1951 , acting Governor  
October 19, 1951, to February 16, 1954 , Governor  
February 16, 1954, to March 23, 1955 Louis Sanmarco, acting Governor  
March 23, 1957 to January 29, 1958 Louis Sanmarco, Governor  
January 29, 1958, to December 1, 1958 , Governor  
Central African Republic autonomous
December 1, 1958 to August 14, 1960 , High Commissioner
August 14, 1960 Independence as Central African Republic

For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

See also[]

References[]

  • Kalck, Pierre (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Scarecrow Press. pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-8108-4913-5.
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