This article lists the governors of French Somaliland and French Territory of the Afars and the Issas () from 1884 to 1977. They administered the territory of modern-day Djibouti on behalf of the French Republic.
List Complete list of governors of French Somaliland:Worldstatesmen.org TenurePortrait Incumbent NotesObock11 March 1862French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884.Territory of Obock and Dependencies (Territoire d'Obock et dépendances)24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887Léonce Lagarde, Commandant7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896Léonce Lagarde, GovernorFrench Somaliland (Côte française des Somalis)20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899Léonce Lagarde, Governor7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899Antoine Mizon, Governor28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901, Governor1st term7 September 1901 to June 1902 Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor1st termJune 1902 to 23 May 1903, Governor2nd term23 May 1903 to December 1903 Albert Dubarry, acting Governor1st termDecember 1903 to 2 April 1904, Governor3rd term2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904 Albert Dubarry, acting Governor5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor1st term9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905, acting Governor 13 October 1905 to 19 May 1906 Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor2nd term19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906 Paul Patté, acting Governor19 June 1906 to July 1908 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor2nd termJuly 1908 to 5 July 1909 Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor1st term5 January 1909 to June 1911 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor3rd termJune 1911 to December 1911 Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor2nd termDecember 1911 to April 1913 Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor4th term25 April to May 1913 Henri Carreau, acting Governor1st termMay 1913 to 2 March 1914Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor2 March 1914 to 7 February 1915 Fernand Deltel, acting Governor7 February 1915 to 14 April 1915 Henri Carreau, acting Governor2nd term14 April 1915 to 19 September 1916 Paul Simoni, Governor1916 to 1917 Victor Marie Fillon, Governor28 August 1917 to 8 September 1918 Édouard Geffriaud, acting Governor8 September 1918 to 3 May 1920Jules Lauret, Governor1st term3 May 1920 to 29 June 1920 M. Lassaigne, acting Governor29 June 1920 to 29 November Edmond Lippman, acting Governor1st term29 November 1920 to 25 May 1922Jules Lauret, Governor2nd term25 May 1922 to 8 January 1923 Edmond Lippman, acting Governor2nd term8 January 1923 to 22 February 1924Jules Lauret, Governor3rd term1924 to 1934, Governor7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935 Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 Armand Léon Annet, Governor1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938François Pierre-Alype, acting Governor19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938François Pierre-Alype, Governor27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940 Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 Pierre Nouailhetas, Governor21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942 Auguste Charles Jules Truffert, Governor4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942 Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 , Governor22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944 Michel Raphael Saller, acting Governor7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944Michel Raphael Saller, Governor1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 Jean Chalvet, Governor30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950 Paul Henri Siriex, Governor1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954 Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954 Roland Pré, Governor13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor7 August 1957 to 1958 Maurice Meker, Governor1958 to 16 November 1962 Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 René Tirant, Governor15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967, GovernorFrench Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas)3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969, High Commissioner5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974 Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976 Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 Camille d'Ornano, High Commissioner27 June 1977Independence as Republic of Djibouti
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Djibouti
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See also History of Djibouti Politics of Djibouti List of presidents of Djibouti List of prime ministers of Djibouti French Somaliland French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
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