List of governors of French Somaliland
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French Somaliland (bordered in red), 1938.
Governor Jules Lauret and wife c. 1920
(Louis) Antoine Mizon
The following is a list of governors of French Somaliland and French Territory of the Afars and the Issas from 1884 to 1977. They administered the territory on behalf of the French Republic.
List[]
Complete list of governors of French Somaliland:[1]
| Tenure[2] | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obock | |||
| 11 March 1862 | French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884. | ||
| Territoire d'Obock et Dépendances | |||
| 24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887 | Léonce Lagarde, Commandant | ||
| 7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896 | Léonce Lagarde, Governor | ||
| Côte française des Somalis | |||
| 20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899 | Léonce Lagarde, Governor | ||
| 7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899 |  |
Antoine Mizon, Governor | |
| 28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900 |  |
Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor | |
| 13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900 |  |
Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor | |
| 6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901 | Alphonse Bonhoure, Governor | 1st term | |
| 7 September 1901 to June 1902 | , acting Governor | 1st term | |
| June 1902 to 23 May 1903 | Alphonse Bonhoure, Governor | 2nd term | |
| 23 May 1903 to December 1903 | , acting Governor | 1st term | |
| December 1903 to 2 April 1904 | Alphonse Bonhoure, Governor | 3rd term | |
| 2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904 | , acting Governor | ||
| 5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 1st term | |
| 9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905 | , acting Governor | ||
| 13 October 1905 to 19 May 1906 | , acting Governor | 2nd Term | |
| 19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906 | Paul Patté, acting Governor | ||
| 19 June 1906 to July 1908 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 2nd term | |
| July 1908 to 5 July 1909 | , acting Governor | 1st term | |
| 5 January 1909 to June 1911 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal | 3rd term | |
| June 1911 to December 1911 | , acting Governor | 2nd term | |
| December 1911 to April 1913 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 4th term | |
| 25 April to May 1913 | Henri Carreau, acting Governor | ||
| May 1913 to 2 March 1914 | Adrien Bonhoure, Governor | ||
| 2 March 1914 to 7 February 1915 | Fernand Deltel, acting Governor | ||
| 7 February 1915 to 14 April 1915 | Henri Carreau, acting Governor | ||
| 14 April 1915 to 19 September 1916 | , Governor | ||
| 1916 to 1917 | , Governor | ||
| 28 August 1917 to 8 September 1918 | Édouard Geffriaud, acting Governor | ||
| 8 September 1918 to 3 May 1920 | , Governor | ||
| 3 May 1920 to 29 June 1920 | M. Lassaigne, acting Governor | ||
| 29 June 1920 to 29 November | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor | ||
| 29 November 1920 to 25 May 1922 | , Governor | ||
| 25 May 1922 to 8 January 1923 | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor | ||
| 8 January 1923 to 22 February 1924 | , Governor | ||
| 1924 to 1934 | , Governor | ||
| 7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor | ||
| 18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935 | , Governor | ||
| 20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 | Armand Léon Annet, Governor | ||
| 1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938 |  |
François Pierre-Alype, acting Governor | |
| 19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938 | François Pierre-Alype, Governor | ||
| 27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 | Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor | ||
| 2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940 | Hubert Deschamps, Governor | ||
| 25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940 | , Governor | ||
| 7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 | Pierre Nouailhetas, Governor | ||
| 21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942 | Truffert, Governor | ||
| 4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942 | Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor | ||
| 30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 | André Bayardelle, Governor | ||
| 22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944 | , acting Governor | ||
| 7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944 | , Governor | ||
| 1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 | Jean Chalvet, Governor | ||
| 30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950 | , Governor | ||
| 1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954 | Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor | ||
| 6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954 | Roland Pré, Governor | ||
| 13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 | René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor | ||
| 7 August 1957 to 1958 | , Governor | ||
| 1958 to 16 November 1962 | , Governor | ||
| 16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 | René Tirant, Governor | ||
| 15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967 | , Governor | ||
| French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI) | |||
| 3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969 | , High Commissioner | ||
| 5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 | Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner | ||
| 21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974 | , High Commissioner | ||
| 1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976 | , High Commissioner | ||
| 9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 | Camille d'Ornano, High Commissioner | ||
| 27 June 1977 | Independence as Republic of Djibouti | ||
For continuation after independence, see: List of Presidents of Djibouti
Notes[]
- ^ Worldstatesmen.org
- ^ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office
See also[]
- Djibouti
- Politics of Djibouti
- List of Presidents of Djibouti
- List of Prime Ministers of Djibouti
- French Somaliland
- French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
- Lists of office-holders
Bibliography[]
Categories:
- Lists of French colonial governors and administrators
- Colonial Governors of French Somaliland
- Djibouti-related lists