List of colonial heads of Tangier - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of governors and other administrators of Tangier

Tangier

Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...

in North Africa.

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes>
Emirate of Tangier
1421 to 28 August 1471	see: Emirs of Tangier
Portuguese Suzerainty
28 August 1471 to 148?	Ruís de Melo, Governor
148? to 1486	conde de Oliveira, Governor
1486 to 1489	conde de Tarouca, Governor	1st Term
1489 to 1501	..., Governor
1501 to 1508	conde de Tarouca, Governor	2nd Term
1508 to 151?	..., Governor
151? to 1522	conde de Monsanto, Governor
1522 to 1531	Duarte de Meneses, Governor
1531 to 1552	João de Meneses, Governor
1552 to 1553	Luís de Loureiro, Governor
1553 to 1562	Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor
1562 to 1564	..., Governor
1564 to 1566	Lourenço de Távora, Governor
1566 to 1572	..., Governor
1572 to 1573	Ruís de Carvalho, Governor
1574 to 15 August 1574	António de Portugal, Governor
1574 to 1578	Duarte de Meneses, Governor
1578 to 15??	Pedro da Silva, Governor
Portuguese/Spanish Suzerainty
post1579 to ante1600	Aires de Saldanha, Governor
1605 to 1610	Nunho de Mendonça, Governor
1610 to 1614	Afonso de Noronha, Governor
1614 to 1 July 1617	conde de Tarouca, Governor
1 July 1617 to 1621	Pedro Manuel, Governor
1621 to 1624	marquês de Montalvao, Governor
1624 to 1628	Miguel de Noronha, conde de Linhares, Governor
1628 to 1637	conde de la Torre, Governor
Portuguese Suzerainty
1637 to 1643	conde de Sarzedas, Governor
1643 to 1653	..., Governor
1653 to 1656	Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor
1656 to 1661	Fernando de Meneses, conde de Ericeira, Governor
1661 to 29 January 1662	Luís de Almeida Luís de Almeida Luís de Almeida served as the Angolan government's top diplomat to Europe during the 1980s, at one point specifically as ambassador to France.-External links:*... , Governor
English Suzerainty (see English Tangier)
29 January 1662 to 1663	Henry Mordaunt, The Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS was an English soldier, peer and courtier.-Early life:Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough... , Governor
1663 to May 4, 1664	Andrew Rutherford, The Earl of Teviot Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot Andrew Rutherford, 1st Earl of Teviot was the son of William Rutherford of Quarrelholes, Roxburghshire. His education was received in Edinburgh, and he took up the career of soldier of fortune.... , Governor
May 4, 1664 to 1664	Sir Tobias Bridges, Governor
1664 to April 1665	John Fitzgerald, Governor
April 1665 to 1666	John, Baron Belasyse, Governor (unable to take oath of conformity)
1666 to 1669	Sir Henry Norwood, Governor
1669 to 1670	John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton, Governor	1st Term
1670 to 1672	Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor
1672 to 1674	John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton	2nd Term
1674 to 1675	Budget Meakin, acting Governor
1675 to 1680	William O'Brien, The Earl of Inchiquin, Governor
1680 to 1680	Palmes Fairbourne, Governor
1680 to 1680	Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, KG, PC, PC was the eldest son of the James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and Lady Elizabeth Preston, and an Irish politician born at Kilkenny Castle.-Life and career:... , died after appointment but before taking up position
1680 to October 1680	Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth was the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, by Catherine Pegge. He had a sister called Catherine FitzCharles who became a nun. His mother went on to marry Sir Edward Greene of Samford in Essex, but they had no further children... , died soon after taking up position as Governor
October 1680 to December 28, 1681	Sir Edward Sackville, Governor
December 28, 1681 to 1683	Sir Percy Kirke Percy Kirke Lieutenant General Percy Kirke , English soldier, was the son of George Kirke, a court official to Charles I and Charles II.In 1666 Kirke obtained his first commission in the Lord Admiral's regiment, and subsequently served in the Blues... , Governor
1683 to 6 February 1684	George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor
Re-incorporated into Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
see: Kings of Morocco
Tangier International Zone City of Tangier: International Protectorate (Britain, France and Spain) attached to French Morocco (later Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States)
1912
International Administration
1926 to 19 August 1929	Paul Alberge, Administrator (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )
19 August 1929 to 14 June 1940	Joseph Le Fur, Administrator (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )
Moroccan occupation under Spanish command
14 June 1940 to 1 August 1940	Joseph Le Fur, Administrator (France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... )
1 August 1940 to 4 November 1940	Emanuel Amieva, Administrator (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )
Spanish Suzerainty
Incorporated into Spanish Morocco Spanish Morocco The Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:...
4 November 1940 to 1941	Antonio Yuste, Military Governor (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )
1941 to 18 November 1942	Uriarte, Military Governor (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )
18 November 1942 to 11 October 1945	Pothous, Military Governor (Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )
(Great Britain, France and Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, United States and Soviet Union)
11 October 1945 to 18 June 1948	Luís António de Magalhães Correia, Administrator (Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... )
August 1948 to 9 April 1951	Jonkheer H.F.L.K. van Vredenburch, Administrator (Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... )
9 April 1951 to 21 June 1954	José Luís Archer, Administrator (Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... )
21 June 1954 to December 1954	Étienne de Croÿ, prince de Croÿ-Roeulx, Administrator (Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )
4 January 1955 to 5 July 1956	Robert van de Kerckhove d'Hallebast, Administrator (Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )
1923 to 16 March 1941	Muhammad at-Tazi Bu Ashran, Representative of the Sultan and President of the Legislative Assembly	1st Term
16 March 1941 to October 1945	vacant
October 1945 to 1954	Muhammad at-Tazi Bu Ashran, Representative of the Sultan and President of the Legislative Assembly	2nd Term
1954 to 8 July 1956	Ahmad at-Tazi, Representative of the Sultan and President of the Legislative Assembly
8 July 1956	Re-incorporated into Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

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