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List of Colonial Heads of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes
French Suzerainty
1842	French protectorates declared over the Kingdoms of Nzima and Sanwi, part of the Colony of Gorée and Dependencies
1843 to 1843	Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet was a French navigator. He received his education in the naval school of Angoulême, became a midshipman in 1825, and was promoted captain in 1849. He served in South America, commanded the stations of Newfoundland and Cayenne, made soundings in the Gulf of... , Commandant-Superior
1843 to 1844	Thomas Jules Séraphin Besson, Commandant-Superior
1844 to 1845	Joseph Pellegrin, Commandant-Superior
1845 to 1847	Conjard, Commandant-Superior
1847 to 1848	Camille-Adolphe Pigeon, Commandant-Superior
1848 to 1850	Jean-Jules-Charles Boulay, Commandant-Superior
1851 to 1853	Charles-Gabriel-Felicité Martin des Pallières, Commandant-Superior
1853 to 1854	François Chirat, Commandant-Superior
1854 to 1855	Pierre-Alexandre Mailhetard, Commandant-Superior	1st Term
1855 to 1856	Noël Bruyas, Commandant-Superior
1857 to 1857	Charles-Praul Brossard de Corbigny, Commandant-Superior
1858 to 1859	Pierre-Alexandre Maihetard, Commandant-Superior	2nd Term
1859 to 4 October 1860	..., Commandant-Superior
Ivory Coast territory of the Ivory Coast-Gabon colony
4 October 1860 to 10 November 1860	..., Commandant-Superior
10 November 1860 to July 1862	Charles-René-Gabriel Liébault, Commandant-Superior
28 August 1862 to 14 January 1863	Joseph Alem, Commandant-Superior
29 April 1863 to 1863	Jean-Antione-Léonard-Eudore Noyer, Commandant-Superior
1863 to 1864	Jacques-Bertrand-Osacar Desnouy, Commandant-Superior
1864 to 1866	Jean-Auguste Martin, Commandant-Superior
1866 to 1867	Léon Noël, Commandant-Superior
1867 to 1869	Alfred Pouzols, Commandant-Superior
1869 to 1871	Jean-Louis Vernet, Commandant-Superior
1871 to 10 November 1878	Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier was a French mariner, shipowner, merchant and pioneer. From 1871 to 1889, he was the French resident in Grand-Bassam and Assinie, in present-day Côte d'Ivoire. He was an active participant in the development of this region.... , Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)	Warden of the French Flag to 1878
Arthur Verdier & Company administration Recognised by France
10 November 1878 to 1881	Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier was a French mariner, shipowner, merchant and pioneer. From 1871 to 1889, he was the French resident in Grand-Bassam and Assinie, in present-day Côte d'Ivoire. He was an active participant in the development of this region.... , Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)
Under the Superior Commandant of Gabon and the Gulf of Guinea Settlements
1881 to 16 December 1883	Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier was a French mariner, shipowner, merchant and pioneer. From 1871 to 1889, he was the French resident in Grand-Bassam and Assinie, in present-day Côte d'Ivoire. He was an active participant in the development of this region.... , Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)	Administration under private traders; protectorates maintained by France
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16 December 1883 to 1885	Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier Arthur Verdier was a French mariner, shipowner, merchant and pioneer. From 1871 to 1889, he was the French resident in Grand-Bassam and Assinie, in present-day Côte d'Ivoire. He was an active participant in the development of this region.... , Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)
Direct French rule
1885 to 1886	Charles Bour, Commandant-particular
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1886 to 10 January 1889	Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident
French Protectorate of Ivory Coast	Direct French rule under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea Guinea Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
10 January 1889 to 9 March 1890	Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident
9 March 1890 to 14 June 1890	Jean-Joseph-Étienne-Octave Péan, acting Resident
14 June 1890 to 1892	Jean-Auguste-Henri Desailles, Resident
1892 to 1892	Eloi Bricard, acting Resident
1892 to 12 November 1892	Julien Voisin, acting Resident
12 November 1892 to 10 March 1893	Paul Alphonse Frédéric Heckman, Resident
French Colony of Ivory Coast
10 March 1893 to 1895	Louis-Gustave Binger, Governor
16 June 1885	Incorporated into French West Africa
1895 to 1895	Paul Cousturier, acting Governor
1895 to 1896	Joseph Lemaire, acting Governor
1896 to 25 February 1896	Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor
25 February 1896 to 13 May 1896	Eugène Bertin, acting Governor
13 May 1896 to 14 May 1896	Jean-Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor
14 May 1896 to 19 March 1897	Louis Mouttet, acting Governor
19 March 1897 to 1898	Louis Mouttet, Governor
1898 to 1898	Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure was Lieutenant Governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1898-1899. He was also Governor of French Somaliland in the French Colonial Empire from 6 Dec 1900 - 2 Apr 1904.-Titles held:-See also:... , Governor
1898 to 1898	Jean Penel, acting Governor
1898 to 1898	Pierre-Paul-Marie Capest, acting Governor
1898 to 11 September 1898	... Ribes Ribes Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized.... , acting Governor
11 September 1898 to 5 November 1902	Henri-Charles-Victor-Amédée Roberdeau, Governor
5 November 1902 to 25 November 1902	Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor	1st Term
25 November 1902 to 4 May 1903	Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, acting Governor	1st Term
4 May 1903 to 19 November 1905	Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor	1st Term
19 November 1905 to 27 October 1906	Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor	2nd Term
27 October 1906 to 25 April 1908	Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor	2nd Term
25 August 1907 to 1908	Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor	3rd Term
25 April 1908 to 28 April 1909	Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant was a Governor General in the second French colonial empire. He was elected to the French parliament, representing the French territories in India, in 1920, and he contributed to the organization of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931... , Governor	1st Term
28 April 1908 to August 1908	Pierre Brun, acting Governor
August 1909 to 12 May 1911	Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant was a Governor General in the second French colonial empire. He was elected to the French parliament, representing the French territories in India, in 1920, and he contributed to the organization of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931... , Governor	2nd Term
12 May 1911 to 9 March 1912	Casimir Guyon, acting Governor	1st Term
9 March 1912 to 22 May 1913	Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant was a Governor General in the second French colonial empire. He was elected to the French parliament, representing the French territories in India, in 1920, and he contributed to the organization of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931... , Governor	3rd Term
22 March 1913 to 29 October 1913	Casimir Guyon, acting Governor	2nd Term
29 October 1913 to 4 September 1914	Gustave Julien, acting Governor
4 September 1914 to 16 June 1916	Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant was a Governor General in the second French colonial empire. He was elected to the French parliament, representing the French territories in India, in 1920, and he contributed to the organization of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931... , Governor	4th Term
16 June 1916 to 1 December 1916	Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor	1st Term
1 December 1916 to 27 December 1916	Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant Gabriel Louis Angoulvant was a Governor General in the second French colonial empire. He was elected to the French parliament, representing the French territories in India, in 1920, and he contributed to the organization of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931... , Governor	5th Term
27 December 1916 to January 1918	Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor	2nd Term
January 1918 to June 1919	Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor	1st Term
June 1919 to 22 September 1919	Maurice Beurnier, acting Governor
22 September 1919 to 24 January 1922	Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor	2nd Term
24 January 1922 to 28 September 1922	Pierre Chapon-Baissac, acting Governor
28 September 1922 to 2 April 1924	Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti	3rd Term
2 April 1924 to 2 July 1925	Richard-Édmond-Maurice-Édouard Brunot, acting Governor
2 July 1925 to 25 August 1930	Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, Governor	3rd Term
25 August 1930 to 28 October 1930	Joseph Jules Brévié, Governor
28 October 1930 to 16 January 1931	Jean Paul Boutonnet, acting Governor
16 January 1931 to 7 May 1935	Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, Governor
7 May 1935 to 28 June 1935	Marie Alphonse Flotte de Pouzols, acting Governor
28 June 1935 to 7 March 1936	Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte Adolphe Deitte was a French colonial administrator; from 1928 until 1929 he was lieutenant governor of Chad. He served as that colony's governor from 1934 until 1935. He was the lieutenant-governor of Mauritania from 5 July - August 1934 and governor of Côte d'Ivoire from 1935 until 1936,... , Governor
7 March 1936 to 28 November 1936	Julien Georges Lamy, acting Governor
28 November 1936 to 16 July 1938	Gaston-Charles-Julien Mondon, Governor
16 July 1938 to 27 January 1939	Louis Bressolles, acting Governor
27 January 1939 to 5 March 1940	Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, acting Governor
5 March 1940 to 1 January 1941	Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, Governor
1 January 1941 to 29 September 1942	Hubert-Jules Deschamps, Governor
29 September 1942 to 3 August 1943	Georges-Pierre Rey, Governor
3 August 1943 to 26 August 1943	Jean François Toby, Governor
26 August 1943 to 16 August 1945	André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor	1st Term
16 August 1945 to April 1946	Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Governor
April 1946 to 27 October 1946	André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor	2nd Term
Ivory Coast Territory	Overseas territory of France
27 October 1946 to 20 February 1947	André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor	2nd Term (contd.)
20 February 1947 to 20 May 1947	Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand Oswald Durand Oswald Durand was a Haitian poet and politician. Durand is said to be "to Haiti what Shakespeare is to England and Dante to Italy." Among his most famous works are Choucoune, a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman, and Chant National, a lyrical historic poem which became as popular... , acting Governor
20 May 1947 to 29 January 1948	Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand Oswald Durand Oswald Durand was a Haitian poet and politician. Durand is said to be "to Haiti what Shakespeare is to England and Dante to Italy." Among his most famous works are Choucoune, a lyrical poem praising the beauty of a Haitian woman, and Chant National, a lyrical historic poem which became as popular... , Governor
29 January 1948 to 10 November 1948	Georges-Louis-Joseph Orselli, Governor
10 November 1948 to 25 April 1952	Laurent Élisée Péchoux, Governor
25 April 1952 to 10 July 1952	Pierre-François Pelieu, Governor
10 July 1952 to 19 February 1954	Camille-Victor Bailly, Governor
19 February 1954 to 18 February 1956	Pierre-Joseph-Auguste Messmer Pierre Messmer Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Minister of Armies under Charles de Gaulle from 1960 to 1969 – the longest serving since Étienne François, duc de Choiseul under Louis XV – and then as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1972 to 1974... , Governor
18 February 1956 to 28 May 1956	Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, acting Governor
28 May 1956 to 23 February 1957	Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, Governor
23 February 1957 to 4 December 1958	Ernest de Nattes, Governor
Republic of Ivory Coast	Autonomous
4 December 1958 to 15 July 1960	Ernest de Nattes, High Commissioner
15 July 1960 to 7 August 1960	Yves-René-Henri Guéna, High Commissioner
7 August 1960	Independence as Republic of Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire

Heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire

-Presidents of Côte d'Ivoire :-Affiliations:-See also:*Côte d'Ivoire**Heads of government of Côte d'Ivoire**Colonial heads of the Côte d'Ivoire...