List of governors of French Somaliland
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This article lists the governors of French Somaliland and French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (French: Gouverneurs du Somaliland français et du Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) from 1884 to 1977. They administered the territory of modern-day Djibouti on behalf of the French Republic.
List
[edit]Complete list of governors of French Somaliland:[1]
Tenure[a] | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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Obock | |||
11 March 1862 | French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884. | ||
Territory of Obock and Dependencies (Territoire d'Obock et dépendances) | |||
24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887 | ![]() |
Léonce Lagarde, Commandant |
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7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896 | Léonce Lagarde, Governor |
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French Somaliland (Côte française des Somalis) | |||
20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899 | ![]() |
Léonce Lagarde, Governor |
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7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899 | ![]() |
Antoine Mizon, Governor |
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28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900 | ![]() |
Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor |
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13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900 | ![]() |
Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor |
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6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901 | ![]() |
Alphonse Bonhoure , Governor |
1st term |
7 September 1901 to June 1902 | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor |
1st term | |
June 1902 to 23 May 1903 | ![]() |
Alphonse Bonhoure , Governor |
2nd term |
23 May 1903 to December 1903 | Albert Dubarry, acting Governor |
1st term | |
December 1903 to 2 April 1904 | ![]() |
Alphonse Bonhoure , Governor |
3rd term |
2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904 | Albert Dubarry, acting Governor |
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5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor |
1st term | |
9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905 | ![]() |
Raphaël Antonetti , acting Governor |
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13 October 1905 to 19 May 1906 | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor |
2nd term | |
19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906 | Paul Patté, acting Governor |
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19 June 1906 to July 1908 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor |
2nd term | |
July 1908 to 5 July 1909 | Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor |
1st term | |
5 January 1909 to June 1911 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor |
3rd term | |
June 1911 to December 1911 | Jean Baptiste Castaing, 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 |
1st term | |
May 1913 to 2 March 1914 | Adrien Bonhoure, Governor |
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2 March 1914 to 7 February 1915 | Fernand Deltel, acting Governor |
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7 February 1915 to 14 April 1915 | Henri Carreau, acting Governor |
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14 April 1915 to 19 September 1916 | Paul Simoni, Governor |
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1916 to 1917 | Victor Marie Fillon, Governor |
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28 August 1917 to 8 September 1918 | Édouard Geffriaud, acting Governor |
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8 September 1918 to 3 May 1920 | ![]() |
Jules Lauret, Governor |
1st term |
3 May 1920 to 29 June 1920 | M. Lassaigne, acting Governor |
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29 June 1920 to 29 November | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor |
1st term | |
29 November 1920 to 25 May 1922 | ![]() |
Jules Lauret, Governor |
2nd term |
25 May 1922 to 8 January 1923 | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor |
2nd term | |
8 January 1923 to 22 February 1924 | ![]() |
Jules Lauret, Governor |
3rd term |
1924 to 1934 | ![]() |
Pierre-Amable Chapon-Baissac , Governor |
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7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor |
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18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935 | Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor |
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20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 | Armand Léon Annet, Governor |
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1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938 | ![]() |
François Pierre-Alype, acting Governor |
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19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938 | François Pierre-Alype, Governor |
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27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 | Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor |
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2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940 | Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor |
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25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940 | Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor |
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7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 | Pierre Nouailhetas, Governor |
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21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942 | Truffert, Governor |
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4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942 | Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor |
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30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 | André Bayardelle , Governor |
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22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944 | Michel Raphael Saller, acting Governor |
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7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944 | Michel Raphael Saller, Governor |
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1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 | Jean Chalvet, Governor |
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30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950 | Paul Henri Siriex, Governor |
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1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954 | Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor |
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6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954 | Roland Pré, Governor |
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13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 | René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor |
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7 August 1957 to 1958 | Maurice Meker, Governor |
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1958 to 16 November 1962 | Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor |
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16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 | René Tirant, Governor |
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15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967 | ![]() |
Louis Joseph Édouard Saget , Governor |
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French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) | |||
3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969 | ![]() |
Louis Joseph Édouard Saget , High Commissioner |
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5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 | Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner |
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21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974 | Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner |
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1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976 | Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner |
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9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 | Camille d'Ornano, High Commissioner |
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27 June 1977 | Independence as Republic of Djibouti |
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Djibouti
Notes
[edit]- ^ Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.
See also
[edit]- History of 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