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List of the Colonial Heads of Chad

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
French Suzerainty
5 September 1900 to 10 October 1900	Émile Gentil Émile Gentil Émile Gentil was a French colonial administrator, naval officer, and colonial military leader.Born at Volmunster in the department of Moselle, he later attended the École Navale, the school that formed French naval officers. As an ensign, he was assigned to conduct hydrographic soundings along the... , Commandant
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10 October 1900 to 1901	Georges Destenave, Commandant
1901 to 1901	... Julien Julien Julien Inc. is a stainless steel fabrication company. Through its residential, commercial and industrial subcontracting divisions, Julien has completed projects in 13 countries in a wide range of sectors, including transport, electrical and household appliances, agrifood, and the medical and food... , Commandant
1902 to 1904	Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, Commandant	1st Term
1904 to 1906	Henri Gouraud Henri Gouraud (soldier) Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the World War I.-Early life:... , Commandant
1906 to 1908	Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, Commandant	2nd Term
1908 to 1909	Constant Millot, Commandant
6 October 1909 to 15 January 1910	Henry Moll, Commandant
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15 January 1910 to 1910	Henry Moll, Commandant
1910 to 1911	Joseph Édouard Maillard, Commandant
1911 to 1912	Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, Commandant	3rd Term
1912 to 1912	James Édouard Hirtzman, Commandant
1912 to 1913	Gabriel Julien Joseph Briand, Commandant	1st Term
1913 to 1915	Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, Commandant	4th Term
1915 to 1916	Gabriel Julien Joseph Briand, Commandant	2nd Term
1916 to 1918	Clément Léon Martelly, Commandant
1918 to 17 March 1920	Albert Ducarré, Commandant
10 August 1920 to 30 January 1923	Fernand Marie Joseph Antoine Lavit, Lieutenant-Governor
30 January 1923 to 1925	François Reste, acting Lieutenant-Governor	1st Term
1925 to 1925	Antoine Touzet, Lieutenant-Governor
9 April 1925 to 25 January 1926	François Reste, Lieutenant-Governor	2nd Term
25 January 1926 to 13 January 1928	Marcel de Coppet, acting Lieutenant-Governor	1st Term
13 January 1928 to 21 April 1929	Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte was a French colonial administrator; from 1928 until 1929 he was lieutenant governor of Chad. He served as that colony's governor from 1934 until 1935. He was the lieutenant-governor of Mauritania from 5 July - August 1934 and governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1935 until 1936,... , Lieutenant-Governor	1st Term
21 April 1929 to 22 November 1929	Émile Buhot-Launay, acting Lieutenant-Governor	1st Term
22 November 1929 to 14 May 1932	Marcel de Coppet, Lieutenant-Governor	2nd Term
14 May 1932 to 26 January 1933	Georges David Pierre Marie Prouteaux, acting Governor-Delegate
26 January 1933 to 17 August 1934	Richard Brunot, Governor-Delegate	1st Term
17 August 1934 to 21 May 1935	Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte was a French colonial administrator; from 1928 until 1929 he was lieutenant governor of Chad. He served as that colony's governor from 1934 until 1935. He was the lieutenant-governor of Mauritania from 5 July - August 1934 and governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1935 until 1936,... , Governor-Delegate	2nd Term
21 May 1935 to 30 May 1935	Richard Brunot, Governor-Delegate	2nd Term
30 May 1935 to 23 October 1936	Pierre Simon Antonin Bonnefont, acting Governor-Delegate
23 October 1936 to 24 October 1936	Émile Buhot-Launay, acting Governor-Delegate	2nd Term
24 October 1936 to 28 March 1938	Max de Masson de Saint-Félix, Governor-Delegate
28 March 1938 to 1939	Émile Buhot-Launay, acting Governor-Delegate	3rd Term
1939 to 19 November 1938	Émile Buhot-Launay, acting Governor
19 November 1938 to 12 November 1940	Félix Éboué Félix Éboué Félix Adolphe Éboué was a Black French colonial administrator and Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of Guadeloupe in 1936... , Governor
12 November 1940 to 30 July 1942	Pierre-Olivier Lapie, Governor
30 July 1942 to 5 November 1943	André Latrille, Governor
5 November 1943 to 27 October 1946	Jacques Rogué, Governor
French overseas territory
27 October 1946 to 24 November 1948	Jacques Rogué, Governor
24 November 1948 to 7 July 1949	Paul Le Layec, Governor
7 July 1949 to 27 January 1951	Henry de Mauduit, Governor
27 January 1951 to 19 October 1951	Charles Hanin, acting Governor
19 October 1951 to 19 December 1951	François Casamatta, acting Governor
19 December 1951 to 3 November 1956	Ignace Colombani, Governor
3 November 1956 to 22 January 1959	René Troadec, Governor
Republic of Chad	Autonomous
22 January 1959 to 11 August 1960	Daniel Doustin, High Commissioner
11 August 1960	Independence as Republic of Chad

For continuation after independence, see: President of Chad

List of the Colonial Heads of Chad

See also