List of colonial heads of German Togoland

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
German Togoland Togoland Togoland was a German protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana. The colony was established during the period generally known as the "Scramble for Africa"...
5 July 1884 to 6 July 1884	Gustav Nachtigal Gustav Nachtigal Gustav Nachtigal was a German explorer of Central and West Africa. He is further known as the German Empire's consul-general for Tunisia and Commissioner for West Africa. His mission as commissioner resulted in Togoland and Kamerun becoming the first colonies of a German colonial empire... , Reichskommissare	Commissioner
6 July 1884 to 26 Jun 1885	Heinrich Randad, Provisional Consul
26 June 1885 to May 1887	Ernst Falkenthal, Reichskommissare	Commissioner
July 1887 to 17 October 1888	Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer was a German colonial military chief, and nine times governor of Kamerun:13 May 1887 - 4 October 188714 August 1890 - 2 December 1890*31 December 1894 - 27 March 1895... , acting Reichskommissare	acting Commissioner, 1st time
17 October 1888 to 14 April 1891	Eugen von Zimmerer Eugen von Zimmerer Eugen Ritter von Zimmerer was a governor of the German colony of Kamerun between 1890 and 1893.-Early career:Zimmerer was born on 24 November 1843 in Germersheim, the son of a Bavarian officer.... , Reichskommissare	Commissioner
14 April 1891 to 4 June 1892	Vacant
4 June 1892 to November 1893	Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer was a German colonial military chief, and nine times governor of Kamerun:13 May 1887 - 4 October 188714 August 1890 - 2 December 1890*31 December 1894 - 27 March 1895... , acting Reichskommissare	acting Commissioner, 2nd time
November 1893 to 13 August 1895	Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko von Puttkamer Jesko Albert Eugen von Puttkamer was a German colonial military chief, and nine times governor of Kamerun:13 May 1887 - 4 October 188714 August 1890 - 2 December 1890*31 December 1894 - 27 March 1895... , Landeshauptleute	State Captain
13 August 1895 to 18 November 1895	Vacant
18 November 1895 to 18 April 1898	August Köhler August Köhler August Karl Johann Valentin Köhler was a German professor and early staff member of Carl Zeiss AG in Jena, Germany. He is best known for his development of the microscopy technique of Köhler illumination, an important principle in optimizing microscopic resolution power by evenly illuminating the... , Landeshauptleute	State Captain
18 April 1898 to 20 January 1902	August Köhler August Köhler August Karl Johann Valentin Köhler was a German professor and early staff member of Carl Zeiss AG in Jena, Germany. He is best known for his development of the microscopy technique of Köhler illumination, an important principle in optimizing microscopic resolution power by evenly illuminating the... , Governor
20 January 1902 to 1 December 1902	Vacant
1 December 1902 to 27 July 1905	Waldemar Horn, Governor
27 July 1905 to 7 November 1910	Johann Nepomuk Graf Zech auf Neuhofen, Governor
7 November 1910 to 31 March 1911	Vacant
31 March 1911 to 19 June 1912	Edmund Brückner, Governor
19 June 1912 to 31 August 1914	Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Duke Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich of Mecklenburg was a German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician, the elected Duke of the United Baltic Duchy from 5 November to 28 November, 1918, and the first president of the National Olympic Committee of Germany .- Biography :Born in Schwerin, Adolf... , Governor
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4 September 1916	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... surrenders territory to occupying powers

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