Colonial heads of Mauritania
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List of colonial heads of Mauritania
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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French protectorate of Mauritania | ||
12 May 1903 to 18 October 1904 | Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani was a French military and colonial leader, who was instrumental in the colonial occupation and creation of modern-day Mauritania.... , Commandant |
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French civil territory of Mauritania | 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... |
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18 October 1904 November 1904 | Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani was a French military and colonial leader, who was instrumental in the colonial occupation and creation of modern-day Mauritania.... , Commandant |
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November 1904 to 12 May 1905 | Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani was a French military and colonial leader, who was instrumental in the colonial occupation and creation of modern-day Mauritania.... , Commissioner |
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12 May 1905 to 27 May 1905 | Louis Frèrejean, acting Commissioner | |
27 May 1905 to November 1907 | Bernard Laurent Montané-Capdebosq, Commissioner | |
November 1907 to 1909 | Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, Commissioner | |
1909 to 1909 | Claudel Claudel Claudel is the surname of:*Aurélie Claudel , French model*Camille Claudel , French sculptor and graphic artist*Paul Claudel , French poet and diplomat*Philippe Claudel , French writer and film director... , acting Commissioner |
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1909 to 1909 | Aubert Aubert Aubert is a surname, and may refer to:* Abbé Aubert, French dramatist, poet and journalist * Alexander Aubert, English merchant* Andreas Aubert, Norwegian art historian* Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars, French naval officer... , acting Commissioner |
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1 January 1910 to 1 March 1912 | Henri Hippolyte Patey, Commissioner | |
1 March 1912 to April 1914 | Charles Paul Isidore Mouret, Commissioner | |
April 1914 to 17 November 1916 | Louis Jules Albert Obissier, Commissioner | |
17 November 1916 to 11 December 1920 | Nicolas Jules Henri Gaden, Commissioner | |
11 December 1920 to 9 November 1926 | Nicolas Jules Henri Gaden, Lieutenant Governor | |
9 November 1926 to 13 January 1928 | Albéric Auguste Fournier, Lieutenant Governor | |
13 January 1928 to 21 November 1929 | Alphonse Paul Albert Choteau, Lieutenant Governor | |
21 November 1929 to 19 June 1931 | René Héctor Émile Chazal, Lieutenant Governor | |
19 June 1931 to 22 June 1933 | Gabriel Omer Descemet, acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
22 June 1933 to 7 April 1934 | Louis François Antonin, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
7 April 1934 to 5 July 1934 | Gabriel Omer Descemet, Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
5 July 1934 to August 1934 | 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 |
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August 1934 to 1 November 1934 | Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
1 November 1934 to 15 April 1935 | Richard Edmond Maurice Édouard Brunot, Lieutenant Governor | |
15 April 1935 to 10 November 1935 | Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
10 November 1935 to 1 September 1936 | Jules Marcel de Coppet Jules Marcel de Coppet Jules Marcel de Coppet was a French colonial administrator stationed in several countries in Africa before becoming governor-general of French West Africa.... , Lieutenant Governor |
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1 September 1936 to 24 October 1936 | Jean Louis Beyries, acting Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
24 October 1936 to 7 August 1938 | Oswald Durand Oswald Durand Oswald Durand was a Haitian poet and politician. Durand is said to be "to Haiti what Shakespeare is to England and Dante to Italy." Among his most famous works are Choucoune, a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman, and Chant National, a lyrical historic poem which became as popular... , Lieutenant Governor |
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7 August 1938 to November 1938 | Charles André Dumas, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
November 1938 to 28 August 1941 | Jean Louis Beyries, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
28 August 1941 to 4 May 1944 | Jean Louis Beyries, Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
4 May 1944 to 31 July 1945 | Christian-Robert-Roger Laigret, Lieutenant Governor | |
31 July 1945 to 30 April 1946 | René Babin, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
30 April 1946 to 27 October 1946 | Georges Poirier, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
Mauritania Overseas Territory of France | ||
27 October 1946 to 19 July 1947 | Georges Poirier, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
19 July 1947 to 31 December 1947 | Lucien Eugène Geay, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
31 December 1947 to 7 August 1949 | Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Lieutenant Governor | |
7 August 1949 to 27 September 1950 | Édouard Louis Terrac, acting Lieutenant Governor | |
27 September 1950 to 25 April 1952 | Jacques Camille Marie Rogué, Lieutenant Governor | |
25 April 1952 to 23 February 1953 | Pierre Messmer Pierre Messmer Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974... , acting Lieutenant Governor |
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23 February 1953 to 6 April 1954 | Pierre Messmer Pierre Messmer Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974... , Lieutenant Governor |
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6 April 1954 to 23 June 1955 | Albert Jean Mouragues, Lieutenant Governor | 1st Term |
23 June 1955 to 14 May 1956 | Jean Paul Parisot, Lieutenant Governor | |
14 May 1956 to 5 October 1958 | Albert Jean Mouragues, Lieutenant Governor | 2nd Term |
5 October 1958 to February 1959 | Henri Joseph Marie Bernard, High Commissioner | |
February 1959 to 28 November 1960 | Amédée Joseph Émile Jean Pierre Anthonioz, High Commissioner | |
28 November 1960 | Independence as Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest... |
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