List of colonial governors of Dahomey
This article lists the colonial governors of the former French Dahomey (1904–1958) in French West Africa, the present day nation of Benin.
List
[edit](Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
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| French Suzerainty | |||
| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo Protectorate placed over the Porto-Novo (Hogbonu) Kingdom | |||
| 25 February 1863 to 2 January 1865 | Marius Daumas, Agent |
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| Porto-Novo Kingdom | |||
| 2 January 1865 to 14 April 1882 | none | ||
| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo | Restored | ||
| 14 April 1882 to June 1882 | |||
| June 1882 to 1883 | Bonaventure Colonna de Lecca, Resident |
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| 1883 to 1883 | Henri Guilman, Resident |
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| 1883 to 1884 | Daniel Germa, Resident |
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| 1884 to July 1884 | Léopold Maignot, Resident |
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| Ju1y 1884 to 1886 | Charles Disnematin-Dorat, Resident |
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| 1886 to 1886 | Émmanuel Roget, Resident |
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| 1886 to 1887 |  |
Jean-Marie Bayol, Resident |
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| 1887 to 16 June 1887 | Gentian-Antonin-Maire Péréton, Resident |
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| 16 June 1887 to 11 July 1888 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Resident |
1st term | |
| 11 July 1888 to 1889 | Paul-Alphonse-Frédéric-Mari de Beeckmann, Administrator |
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| 1889 to 19 October 1889 | Louis-Frédéric-Émil Tautain, Resident |
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| 19 October 1889 to 22 December 1891 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Resident |
2nd term | |
| 22 December 1891 to 22 June 1893 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor |
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| Porto-Novo Colony | |||
| 22 June 1893 to 20 January 1894 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor |
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| Dahomey Colony | |||
| 20 January 1894 to 22 June 1894 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Lieutenant Governor |
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| 22 June 1894 to 3 July 1899 | Victor-Marie-Paul Ballot, Governor |
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| 3 July 1899 to 8 October 1899 | Jean-Baptiste Fonssagrives, acting Governor |
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| 8 October 1899 to 26 November 1900 | Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor |
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| 26 November 1900 to 5 May 1906 |  |
Victor-Théophile Liotard, Governor |
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| 5 May 1906 to 9 June 1906 | Joseph-Étienne-Gabriel Lhuerre, acting Governor |
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| 9 June 1906 to 16 July 1906 | Charles-Emmanuel-Joseph Marchal, acting Governor |
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| 16 July 1906 to 8 March 1908 | Charles-Emmanuel-Joseph Marchal, Governor |
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| 8 March 1908 to 22 September 1908 | .jpg) |
Marie-Antoine Gaudart, acting Governor |
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| 22 September 1908 to 9 October 1908 | Charles-Désiré-Auguste Brunet, acting Governor |
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| 9 October 1908 to 25 April 1909 | Jean-Jules-Émile Peuvergne, Governor |
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| 25 April 1909 to 6 March 1911 | Henri-Jules-Jean-Baptiste Malan, Governor |
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| 6 March 1911 to 24 June 1911 | Raphaël-Velentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor |
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| Dahomey Colony and Dependencies | |||
| 24 June 1911 to 9 May 1912 | Emile Merwart, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 9 May 1912 to 11 July 1912 |  |
Charles-Henri-Adrien Noufflard, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 11 July 1912 to 7 April 1917 | Charles-Henri-Adrien Noufflard, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 7 April 1917 to July 1919 |  |
Gaston-Léon-Joseph Fourn, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| July 1919 to 29 August 1928 | Gaston-Léon-Joseph Fourn, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 29 August 1928 to 4 April 1929 | Lucien-Eugène Geay, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 4 April 1929 to 8 February 1931 | Dieudonné-François-Joseph-Marie Reste, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 8 February 1931 to 7 January 1932 | Théophile-Antione-Pascal Tellier, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 7 January 1932 to 2 August 1932 | Louis-Placide Blacher, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 2 August 1932 to 22 July 1933 | Louis Aujas, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 22 July 1933 to 24 August 1934 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 24 August 1934 to 15 February 1935 | Jean Desanti, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 15 February 1935 to 12 January 1937 | Maurice-Léon Bourgine, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 12 January 1937 to 7 August 1937 | Henri-Étienne Martinet, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
1st term | |
| 7 August 1937 to 7 April 1938 | Ernest Gayon, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 7 April 1938 to 1 June 1938 | Henri-Étienne Martinet, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
2nd term | |
| 1 June 1938 to 27 August 1940 | Armand Léon Annet, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 27 August 1940 to 18 September 1940 | Pierre-Jean-André Paliceti, acting Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 18 September 1940 to 26 August 1943 | Léon-Hippolyte Truitard, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| 26 August 1943 to 21 May 1946 | Charles-André-Maurice-Assier de Pompignan, Lieutenant-Governor |
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| Dahomey Overseas Territory | |||
| 21 May 1946 to 14 January 1948 | Robert Legendre, acting Governor |
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| 14 January 1948 to 13 January 1949 | Jean-Georges Chambon, Governor |
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| 13 January 1949 to 19 September 1949 | Jacques-Alphonse Boissier, Governor |
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| 19 September 1949 to November 1951 | Claude Valluy, acting Governor |
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| November 1951 to 21 June 1955 | Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor |
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| 21 June 1955 to 21 March 1958 | Marc-Casimir Biros, Governor |
In some sources Casimir-Marc Biros | |
| 21 March 1958 to 15 July 1958 | Bernard Hepp, acting Governor |
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| 15 July 1958 to 4 December 1958 | René Tirant, acting Governor |
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| Republic of Dahomey | Autonomous | ||
| 4 December 1958 to 1 August 1960 | René Tirant, High Commissioner |
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| 1 August 1960 | Independence as Republic of Dahomey | ||
For continuation after 1958 independence, see: List of presidents of Benin.
See also
[edit]- Kingdom of Dahomey (1600−1904)
- French Dahomey (1904−1958)
- Republic of Dahomey (1958–1975)
- People's Republic of Benin (1975–1990)
- Benin (1990−present)
- Lists of French colonial governors and administrators
References
[edit]- Rulers.org: Benin
- Geocities.com: Ivory Coast
- Rezoweb.com: Congo diaspora
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland.
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press, 2000.