List of colonial governors of French Guinea

This is a list of colonial governors of French Guinea, from 1891 to 1958.

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 [1]
Incorporated into French West Africa
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, 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, 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, acting Governor
12 October 1916 to 21 July 1929 Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Governor
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, 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

References

  1. ^ Cartier, Bernard (2005). "[Noël Ballay; physician, explorer, diplomat, and distinguished dignitary]". Histoire des Sciences Médicales. 39 (4): 421–432. ISSN 0440-8888. PMID 17162940.

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