Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière
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Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière was Governor General of Pondicherry. At his time the main interests of the 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...

 was only commercial rather than political. So, no significant events occurred during his tenure. His Successor, Pierre Christoph Le Noir
Pierre Christoph Le Noir
Pierre Christoph Le Noir was Governor General of Pondicherry twice . During his rule, Yanaon was added to the French Establishments of India as a third colony in 1727. He expanded the Pondicherry area and made it a large and rich town...

 was a very able governor and actual development of Pondicherry started from him.

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