List of colonial governors of Ivory Coast

List of the colonial governors of French Ivory Coast−Côte d'Ivoire, a colony in former French West Africa.

Colonial governors Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

TermIncumbentNotesFrench Suzerainty1842French protectorates declared over the Kingdoms of Nzima and Sanwi, part of the Colony of Gorée and Dependencies1843 to 1843Charles-Marie Philippes de Kerhallet, Commandant-Superior  1843 to 1844Thomas Jules Séraphin Besson, Commandant-Superior 1844 to 1845Joseph Pellegrin, Commandant-Superior 1845 to 1847Conjard, Commandant-Superior 1847 to 1848Camille-Adolphe Pigeon, Commandant-Superior 1848 to 1850Jean-Jules-Charles Boulay, Commandant-Superior 1851 to 1853Charles-Gabriel-Felicité Martin des Pallières, Commandant-Superior 1853 to 1854François Chirat, Commandant-Superior 1854 to 1855Pierre-Alexandre Mailhetard, Commandant-Superior1st Term1855 to 1856Noël Bruyas, Commandant-Superior 1857 to 1857Charles-Praul Brossard de Corbigny, Commandant-Superior 1858 to 1859Pierre-Alexandre Maihetard, Commandant-Superior2nd Term1859 to 4 October 1860..., Commandant-Superior Ivory Coast territory of the Ivory Coast-Gabon colony4 October 1860 to 10 November 1860..., Commandant-Superior 10 November 1860 to July 1862Charles-René-Gabriel Liébault, Commandant-Superior 28 August 1862 to 14 January 1863Joseph Alem, Commandant-Superior 29 April 1863 to 1863Jean-Antione-Léonard-Eudore Noyer, Commandant-Superior 1863 to 1864Jacques-Bertrand-Osacar Desnouy, Commandant-Superior 1864 to 1866Jean-Auguste Martin, Commandant-Superior 1866 to 1867Léon Noël, Commandant-Superior 1867 to 1869Alfred Pouzols, Commandant-Superior 1869 to 1871Jean-Louis Vernet, Commandant-Superior 1871 to 10 November 1878Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)Warden of the French Flag to 1878Arthur Verdier & Company administration Recognised by France10 November 1878 to 1881Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) Under the Superior Commandant of Gabon and the Gulf of Guinea Settlements1881 to 16 December 1883Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)Administration under private traders; protectorates maintained by FranceUnder French Guinea16 December 1883 to 1885Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) Direct French rule1885 to 1886Charles Bour, Commandant-particular Under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea1886 to 10 January 1889Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident French Protectorate of Ivory CoastDirect French rule under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea10 January 1889 to 9 March 1890Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident 9 March 1890 to 14 June 1890Jean-Joseph-Étienne-Octave Péan, acting Resident  14 June 1890 to 1892Jean-Auguste-Henri Desailles, Resident 1892 to 1892Eloi Bricard, acting Resident  1892 to 12 November 1892Julien Voisin, acting Resident  12 November 1892 to 10 March 1893Paul Alphonse Frédéric Heckman, Resident French Colony of Ivory Coast10 March 1893 to 1895Louis-Gustave Binger, Governor 16 June 1885Incorporated into French West Africa1895 to 1895Paul Cousturier, acting Governor  1895 to 1896Joseph Lemaire, acting Governor 1896 to 25 February 1896Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor 25 February 1896 to 13 May 1896Eugène Bertin, acting Governor 13 May 1896 to 14 May 1896Jean-Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor 14 May 1896 to 19 March 1898Louis Mouttet, Governor 1898 to 1898Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor 1898 to 1898Jean Penel, acting Governor 1898 to 1898Pierre-Paul-Marie Capest, acting Governor 1898 to 11 September 1898... Ribes, acting Governor 11 September 1898 to 5 November 1902Henri-Charles-Victor-Amédée Roberdeau, Governor 5 November 1902 to 25 November 1902Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor1st Term25 November 1902 to 19 November 1905Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, acting Governor19 November 1905 to 27 October 1906Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor 2nd Term27 October 1906 to 25 April 1908Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor2nd Term25 August 1907 to 1908Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor3rd Term25 April 1908 to 28 April 1909Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor1st Term28 April 1908 to August 1908Pierre Brun, acting Governor August 1909 to 12 May 1911Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor2nd Term12 May 1911 to 9 March 1912Casimir Guyon, acting Governor 1st Term9 March 1912 to 22 May 1913Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor3rd Term22 March 1913 to 29 October 1913Casimir Guyon, acting Governor 2nd Term29 October 1913 to 4 September 1914Gustave Julien, acting Governor 4 September 1914 to 16 June 1916Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor4th Term16 June 1916 to 1 December 1916Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor1st Term1 December 1916 to 27 December 1916Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor5th Term27 December 1916 to January 1918Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor2nd TermJanuary 1918 to June 1919Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor1st TermJune 1919 to 22 September 1919Maurice Beurnier, acting Governor 22 September 1919 to 24 January 1922Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor2nd Term24 January 1922 to 28 September 1922Pierre Chapon-Baissac, acting Governor  28 September 1922 to 2 April 1924Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti3rd Term2 April 1924 to 2 July 1925Richard-Édmond-Maurice-Édouard Brunot, acting Governor  2 July 1925 to 25 August 1930Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, Governor3rd Term25 August 1930 to 28 October 1930Joseph Jules Brévié, Governor 28 October 1930 to 16 January 1931Jean Paul Boutonnet, acting Governor 16 January 1931 to 7 May 1935Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, Governor 7 May 1935 to 28 June 1935Marie Alphonse Flotte de Pouzols, acting Governor 28 June 1935 to 7 March 1936Adolphe Deitte, Governor 7 March 1936 to 28 November 1936Julien Georges Lamy, acting Governor 28 November 1936 to 16 July 1938Gaston-Charles-Julien Mondon, Governor 16 July 1938 to 27 January 1939Louis Bressolles, acting Governor 27 January 1939 to 1 January 1941Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, Governor 1 January 1941 to 29 September 1942Hubert-Jules Deschamps, Governor 29 September 1942 to 3 August 1943Georges-Pierre Rey, Governor 3 August 1943 to 26 August 1943Jean-François Toby, Governor 26 August 1943 to 16 August 1945André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor1st Term16 August 1945 to April 1946Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Governor Ivory Coast TerritoryOverseas territory of FranceApril 1946 to 20 February 1947André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor2nd Term (contd.)20 February 1947 to 29 January 1948Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, Governor 29 January 1948 to 10 November 1948Georges-Louis-Joseph Orselli, Governor 10 November 1948 to 25 April 1952Laurent Élisée Péchoux, Governor 25 April 1952 to 10 July 1952Pierre-François Pelieu, Governor 10 July 1952 to 19 February 1954Camille-Victor Bailly, Governor 19 February 1954 to 18 February 1956Pierre-Joseph-Auguste Messmer, Governor 18 February 1956 to 23 February 1957Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, Governor  Republic of Ivory CoastAutonomous23 February 1957 to 15 July 1960Ernest de Nattes, Governor, High Commissioner 15 July 1960 to 7 August 1960Yves-René-Henri Guéna, High Commissioner 7 August 1960Independence as Republic of Ivory Coast

See also

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