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Term	Incumbent	Notes>
French Suzerainty
28 April 1886 to March 1888	Charles Le Myre de Vilers Charles Le Myre de Vilers Charles Le Myre de Vilers was governor of Cochinchina and resident-general of Madagascar . He was a member of the French National Assembly from 1889 to 1902 .... , Resident-General	1st Term
March 1888 to 12 December 1889	Arthur Larrouy, Resident-General	1st Term
12 December 1889 to 11 October 1890	Maurice Bompard Maurice Bompard Maurice Bompard was French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, from 1909 to 1914.Before that, he had been Resident-General for Madagascar, from 1889 to 1890.... , Resident-General
11 October 1890 to October 1892	Lacoste, acting Resident-General
October 1892 to 1894	Arthur Larrouy, Resident-General	2nd Term
1894 to 1 December 1895	Charles Le Myre de Vilers Charles Le Myre de Vilers Charles Le Myre de Vilers was governor of Cochinchina and resident-general of Madagascar . He was a member of the French National Assembly from 1889 to 1902 .... , Resident-General	2nd Term
1 December 1895 to 28 September 1896	Hippolyte Laroche, Resident-General
28 September 1896 to 6 August 1896	Joseph Galliéni Joseph Gallieni Joseph Simon Gallieni was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies and finished his career during the First World War. He was made Marshal of France posthumously in 1921... , Resident-General
French Protectorate
6 August 1896 to 31 July 1897	Joseph Simon Galliéni Joseph Gallieni Joseph Simon Gallieni was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies and finished his career during the First World War. He was made Marshal of France posthumously in 1921... , Military Governor
31 July 1897 to 11 May 1905	Joseph Simon Galliéni Joseph Gallieni Joseph Simon Gallieni was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies and finished his career during the First World War. He was made Marshal of France posthumously in 1921... , Governor-General
11 May 1905 to December 1905	Charles Louis Lépreux, acting Governor-General
December 1905 to 13 December 1909	Victor Augagneur, Governor-General
13 December 1909 to 16 January 1910	Hubert Auguste Garbit, acting Governor-General	1st Term
16 January 1910 to 31 October 1910	Henri François Charles Cor, acting Governor-General
31 October 1910 to 5 August 1914	Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié, Governor-General
5 August 1914 to 13 October 1914	Hubert Auguste Garbit, acting Governor-General
13 October 1914 to 24 July 1917	Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General	2nd Term
24 July 1917 to 1 August 1918	Martial Henri Merlin, Governor-General
1 August 1918 to 12 July 1919	Abraham Schrameck, Governor-General
12 July 1919 to 22 June 1920	Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon, acting Governor-General
22 June 1920 to 13 March 1923	Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General	3rd Term
13 March 1923 to 20 February 1924	Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet, acting Governor-General
20 February 1924 to 30 January 1929	Marcel Achille Olivier, Governor-General
30 January 1929 to 1 May 1930	Hugues Jean Berthier, acting Governor-General
1 May 1930 to 22 April 1939	Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General	1st Term
22 April 1939 to 10 June 1939	Léon Maurice Valentin Réallon, acting Governor-General
10 June 1939 to 30 July 1940	Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor-General	1st Term
30 July 1940 to 11 April 1941	Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General	2nd Term
11 April 1941 to 30 September 1942	Armand Léon Annet Armand Léon Annet Armand Léon Annet was a Governor for various colonies in French Colonial Empire.- Life :Annet was born in Paris.... , Governor-General
5 May 1942 to 5 November 1942	Robert Grice Sturges Robert Sturges Lieutenant General Sir Robert Grice Sturges KBE, CB, DSO was an officer in the Royal Marines.In World War I, Sturges fought in the Gallipoli Campaign and the Battle of Jutland.... , Commander, Occupied Territories Administrator	British forces in opposition
25 September 1942 to 1943	Anthony Sillery, Occupied Territories Administrator (United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... )
30 September 1942 to 7 January 1943	Bech Bech Bech is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.... , acting Governor-General
7 January 1943 to 3 May 1943	Paul Louis Victor Marie Legentilhomme Paul Legentilhomme Paul Legentilhomme was an officer in the French Army during World War I and World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, he joined the forces of the Free French... , Governor-General
3 May 1943 to 27 March 1946	Pierre de Saint-Mart, Governor-General
27 March 1946 to 19 May 1946	Robert Boudry, acting Governor-General
19 May 1946 to 27 October 1946	Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor-General
French overseas territory
27 October 1946 to February 1948	Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor-General	2nd Term
February 1948 to 3 February 1950	Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné, High Commissioner
3 February 1950 to 1953	Robert Isaac Bargues, High Commissioner
1953 to 14 October 1958	Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, High Commissioner
autonomous Malagasy Republic
14 October 1958 to 1 May 1959	Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, High Commissioner
26 June 1960	Independence as Malagasy Republic

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