List of colonial governors of Madagascar

In 1882, the French Third Republic established a protectorate over the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom (officially recognized by the UK per treaty in 1890). The French position on the island was solidified by the First Madagascar expedition (May 1883 to December 1885, the first phase of the Franco-Hova Wars). The protectorate lasted until 1897, when the French abolished the monarchy and turned the island into a colony, following the Second Madagascar expedition (December 1894 to September 1895, the second and last phase of the Franco-Hova Wars). Afterwards, Madagascar remained part of the French colonial empire until 1958, when the autonomous Malagasy Republic was established. The Republic gained full independence in 1960.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent NotesPortrait Malagasy Protectorate (1882–1897)28 April 1886 to March 1888Charles Le Myre de Vilers, Plenipotentiary1st termMarch 1888 to 12 December 1889Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, Resident-General1st term12 December 1889 to 11 October 1891Maurice Bompard, Resident-General11 October 1891 to October 1892Jean Aurélien Lacoste, Acting Resident-GeneralOctober 1892 to 8 September 1894Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, Resident-General2nd termOctober 1894Albert d'Anthouard de Waservas, Acting Resident-General14 October 1894 to 1 December 1895Charles Le Myre de Vilers, Plenipotentiary2nd time; served at the start of the Menalamba rebellionSeptember 1894 to 21 February 1895Achille Ranchot, Acting Resident-GeneralFor de VilersFebruary 1895 to 1 December 1895Robert Édouard Alphonse Chaloin, Acting Resident-GeneralFor de Vilers1 December 1895 to 28 September 1896Hippolyte Laroche, Resident-General28 September 1896 to 31 July 1897Joseph Gallieni, Resident-General Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (1897–1958)6 August 1896 to 31 July 1897Joseph Gallieni, Military Governor31 July 1897 to 11 May 1905Joseph Gallieni, Governor-GeneralServed during the 1904–1905 uprising11 May 1905 to 1 January 1906Charles Louis Lépreux, Acting Governor-General1 January 1906 to 13 December 1909Victor Augagneur, Governor-General13 December 1909 to 16 January 1910Hubert Auguste Garbit, Acting Governor-General1st term16 January 1910 to 31 October 1910Henri François Charles Cor, Acting Governor-General31 October 1910 to 5 August 1914Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié, Governor-General5 August 1914 to 14 October 1914Hubert Auguste Garbit, Acting Governor-General2nd term14 October 1914 to 24 July 1917Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General24 July 1917 to 1 August 1918Martial Henri Merlin, Governor-General1 August 1918 to 12 July 1919Abraham Schrameck, Governor-General12 July 1919 to 22 June 1920Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon, Acting Governor-General22 June 1920 to 13 March 1923Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General3rd term13 March 1923 to 20 February 1924Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet, Acting Governor-General20 February 1924 to 30 January 1929Marcel Achille Olivier, Governor-General30 January 1929 to 1 May 1930Hugues Jean Berthier, Acting Governor-General1 May 1930 to 22 April 1939Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General1st term22 April 1939 to 10 June 1939Léon Maurice Valentin Réallon, Acting Governor-General10 June 1939 to 30 July 1940Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor-General1st term30 July 1940 to 11 April 1941Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General2nd term11 April 1941 to 30 September 1942Armand Léon Annet, Governor-GeneralDeposed in the Battle of Madagascar5 May 1942 to 11 October 1942Robert Sturges, CommanderBritish occupation11 October 1942 to 1945Gerald Smallwood, Commander25 September 1942 to 7 January 1943Anthony Sillery, Occupied Territories Administrator30 September 1942 to 7 January 1943Victor Marius Bech, Acting Governor-General7 January 1943 to 3 May 1943Paul Louis Victor Marie Legentilhomme, High Commissioner of Free French Possessions in the Indian Ocean3 May 1943 to 27 March 1946Pierre de Saint-Mart, Governor-General27 March 1946 to 19 May 1946Robert Boudry, Acting Governor-General19 May 1946 to 23 December 1947Jules Marcel de Coppet, High Commissioner2nd term; served at the start of the Malagasy UprisingFebruary 1948 to 3 February 1950Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné, High Commissioner3 February 1950 to October 1954Robert Isaac Bargues, High CommissionerOctober 1954 to 1 May 1959Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, High Commissioner

See also History of Madagascar Merina Kingdom List of Imerina monarchs Malagasy Protectorate French Madagascar Franco-Hova Wars French colonial empire

Sources http://www.rulers.org/rulm1.html#madagascar African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press (2000)