Colonial heads of Guinea
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List of Colonial Heads of Guinea

(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)
Tenure Incumbent Notes
French Suzerainty
French Guinea
22 December 1891 to 16 June 1895 Noël Ballay, Governor
Incorporated into French West Africa
French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan , French Guinea , Côte d'Ivoire , Upper Volta , Dahomey and Niger...

16 June 1895 to 2 November 1900 Noël Ballay, Governor
2 November 1900 to 28 September 1904 Paul Cousturier, Governor
28 September 1904 to 15 October 1904 Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, acting Governor
28 September 1904 to 27 March 1906 Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, Governor
27 March 1906 to 16 May 1907 Jules Louis Richard, acting Governor
16 May 1907 to 25 July 1907 Joost van Vollenhoven
Joost van Vollenhoven
Joost van Vollenhoven was a Dutch-born French soldier and colonial administrator. Van Vollenhoven died in the Second Battle of the Marne.-Early life:...

, acting Governor
26 July 1907 to 18 February 1908 Georges Poulet, acting Governor 1st Term
18 February 1908 to 4 July 1910 Victor Liotard, Governor
4 July 1910 to November 1910 Georges Poulet, acting Governor 2nd Term
November 1910 to 9 May 1912 Camille Guy, Governor
9 May 1912 to 7 March 1913 Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret was Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea when it was a French colony....

, acting Governor
1st Term
7 March 1913 to 23 October 1915 Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne, Governor
23 October 1915 to 12 October 1916 Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret was Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea when it was a French colony....

, acting Governor
12 October 1916 to 21 July 1929 Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret
Jean Louis Georges Poiret was Lieutenant-Governor of Guinea when it was a French colony....

, Governor
2nd Term
21 July 1929 to 1931 Louis François Antonin, acting Governor
1931 to 1 January 1932 Robert de Guise, Governor
1 January 1932 to 7 March 1936 Joseph Zébédée Olivier Vadier, Governor
7 March 1936 to 12 February 1940 Louis Placide Blacher, Governor
12 February 1940 to August 1942 Antoine Félix Giacobbi, Governor
August 1942 to 25 March 1944 Horace Valentin Crocicchia
Horace Valentin Crocicchia
Horace Valentin Crocicchia was Governor General for various colonies in French Colonial Empire.-Titles Held:-See also:*List of colonial governors in 1942*List of colonial governors in 1943*List of colonial governors in 1944...

, Governor
25 March 1944 to 30 April 1946 Jacques Fourneau, acting Governor
30 April 1946 to January 1948 Édouard Louis Terrac, acting Governor
January 1948 to 9 February 1951 Roland Pré, Governor
9 February 1951 to April 1953 Paul Henri Siriex, Governor
April 1953 to 2 December 1953 Jean Paul Parisot, acting Governor
2 December 1953 to 23 June 1955 Jean Paul Parisot, Governor
23 June 1955 to 3 June 1956 Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor
3 June 1956 to 29 January 1958 Jean Ramadier, Governor
29 January 1958 to 2 October 1958 Jean Mauberna, acting Governor
2 October 1958 Independent as Republic of Guinea


For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Guinea

See also

  • Guinea
    Guinea
    Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

    • Heads of State of Guinea
      Heads of state of Guinea
      -List of Heads of State of Guinea:For Colonial Heads prior to independence, see: Colonial Heads of Guinea-Affiliations:-Latest election:-See also:*Guinea**Colonial Heads of Guinea...

    • Heads of Government of Guinea
      Heads of government of Guinea
      -List of Heads of Government of Guinea:-Affiliations:-See also:*Guinea**Heads of State of Guinea**Colonial Heads of Guinea*Lists of incumbents-External links:Government *...

  • Lists of incumbents
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