This is a list of European colonial administrators (French: Gouverneur général de l'Afrique équatoriale française) responsible for the territory of French Equatorial Africa, an area equivalent to modern-day Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Chad.
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
TenurePortrait Incumbent Notes1 August 1886 to 28 September 1897Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Commissioner-General1 August 1886 to 1 October 1886 Georges Élie Pradier, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Brazza1 October 1886 to March 1887Charles de Chavannes, acting Commissioner-General1st time; acting for Brazza16 January 1888 to May 1890Noël Ballay, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Brazza25 November 1891 to March 1892Charles de Chavannes, acting Commissioner-General2nd time; acting for BrazzaApril 1892 to May 18923rd time; acting for BrazzaJune 1892 to March 18934th time; acting for Brazza17 March 1893 to 6 October 1893 Alphonse Edouard Lippmann, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for BrazzaOctober 1893 to November 1893 E. Gervais, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for BrazzaDecember 1893 to May 1894Charles de Chavannes, acting Commissioner-General5th time; acting for BrazzaMay 1894 to 1 June 1894 Jean-Marie Le Divellec, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Brazza1 June 1894 to November 1894 , acting Commissioner-General1st time; acting for BrazzaJanuary 1895 to January 18962nd time; acting for BrazzaMarch 1897 to 28 September 18973rd time; acting for Brazza28 September 1897 to 28 April 1900, Commissioner-GeneralJune 1898 to October 1898 , acting Commissioner-General4th time; acting for LamotheOctober 1898 to April 1899Martial Henri Merlin, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for LamotheOctober 1899 to March 1900 Jean-Baptiste Philémon Lemaire, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Lamothe28 April 1900 to December 1900December 1900 to 1902Albert Grodet, acting Commissioner-General1902 to 1903, acting Commissioner-General1903 to 21 January 1904 Arnaud, acting Commissioner-General21 January 1904 to 13 February 1908Émile Gentil, Commissioner-General17 August 1905 to 11 May 1906 Édouard Émile Léon Telle, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Gentil25 September 1906 to 5 April 1907 Alfred Fourneau, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Gentil5 April 1907 to 28 June 1908Alfred Albert Martineau, acting Commissioner-GeneralActing for Gentil28 June 1908 to 15 May 1917Martial Henri Merlin, Governor-General28 June 1908 to 16 February 1909Alfred Albert Martineau, acting Governor-GeneralActing for Merlin18 October 1909 to 1910 Charles Amédée Rognon, acting Governor-General1st time; acting for Merlin1910 Adolphe Cureau, acting Governor-GeneralActing for Merlin1910 to 6 March 1911 Charles Amédée Rognon, acting Governor-General2nd time; acting for Merlin6 March 1911 to 1911 Édouard Dubosc-Taret, acting Governor-GeneralActing for Merlin1911 to 11 May 1911 Charles Henri Vergnes, acting Governor-General1st time; acting for Merlin17 October 1912 to May 19132nd time; acting for Merlin May 1913 to 17 November 1913 Georges Virgile Poulet, acting Governor-GeneralActing for Merlin17 November 1913 to 14 September 1914 Frédéric Estèbe, acting Governor-General1st time; acting for Merlin15 May 1917 to 16 May 1920Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, Governor-General17 June 1917 to 23 July 1918 Frédéric Estèbe, acting Governor-General2nd time; acting for AngoulvantAugust 1918 to 16 May 19203rd time; acting for Angoulvant16 May 1920 to 5 September 1920 , acting Governor-General5 September 1920 to 21 August 1923Victor Augagneur, Governor-General21 August 1923 to 8 July 1924 Robert Paul Marie de Guise, acting Governor-General1st time8 July 1924 to 1924 Matteo Mathieu Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General1st time1924 to 1 October 1924 Robert Paul Marie de Guise, acting Governor-General2nd time1 October 1924 to 16 October 1924 Matteo Mathieu Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General2nd time16 October 1924 to 20 September 1934, Governor-General11 May 1925 to December 1925 Matteo Mathieu Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General3rd time; acting for Antonetti22 January 1927 to 1927 Jean Marchessou, acting Governor-General1st time; acting for Antonetti1927 to 17 October 1927 , acting Governor-General1st time; acting for AntonettiNovember 1929 to August 1930 Matteo Mathieu Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General4th time; acting for Antonetti27 November 1930 to 11 March 1931 Adolphe Deitte, acting Governor-GeneralActing for AntonettiDecember 1932 to 11 December 1933 Matteo Mathieu Maurice Alfassa, acting Governor-General5th time; acting for Antonetti20 September 1934 to 16 October 1934 Jean Marchessou, acting Governor-General2nd time16 October 1934 to 15 March 1935 Georges Édouard Alexandre Renard, Governor-General20 March 1935 to 5 April 1936 Jean Marchessou, acting Governor-General3rd time5 April 1936 to 21 April 1939 , Governor-General2nd time21 April 1939 to 3 September 1939 Léon Solomiac, acting Governor-General3 September 1939 to 28 August 1940 Pierre Boisson, Governor-General17 July 1940 to 28 August 1940 Louis Husson, acting Governor-GeneralActing for Boisson28 August 1940 to 12 November 1940Edgard de Larminat, acting Governor-GeneralDeposed in the Battle of Gabon12 November 1940 to 30 December 1940, acting Governor-General30 December 1940 to 17 May 1944Félix Éboué, Governor-GeneralActing to 15 July 1944August 1941 to July 1942, High Commissioner of Free French Africa15 February 1944 to 3 August 1946 , Governor-GeneralActing to 2 October 1944 (for Éboué to 17 May 1944)3 August 1946 to 5 June 1947 , acting Governor-General1st time5 June 1947 to 5 July 1947 , acting Governor-General5 July 1947 to 17 September 1947, Governor-General17 September 1947 to 26 March 1948 , Governor-General2nd time; acting to 15 November 194726 March 1948 to 21 September 1951 Bernard Cornut-Gentille, Governor-General21 September 1951 to 4 April 1957, Governor-General4 April 1957 to 29 January 1958, High Commissioner29 January 1958 to 15 July 1958Pierre Messmer, High Commissioner15 July 1958 to 15 August 1960Yvon Bourges, High Commissioner
See also French Equatorial Africa Chad French Chad Central African Republic Ubangi-Shari Republic of the Congo French Congo Gabon Lists of office-holders List of French possessions and colonies French colonial empire French colonial flags
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