This is a list of colonial governors of Mauritania. The country of Mauritania had been a colony of France from 1903 to 1960.
List of former colonial heads of Mauritania
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
TenureIncumbentNotesFrench protectorate of Mauritania12 May 1903 to 18 October 1904Xavier Coppolani, CommandantFrench civil territory of MauritaniaIncorporated into French West Africa18 October 1904 November 1904Xavier Coppolani, CommandantNovember 1904 to 12 May 1905Xavier Coppolani, CommissionerHe was killed in Tidjikja. 12 May 1905 to 27 May 1905Louis Frèrejean, acting Commissioner27 May 1905 to November 1907Bernard Laurent Montané-Capdebosq, CommissionerNovember 1907 to 1909Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, Commissioner1909 to 1909Claudel, acting Commissioner1909 to 1909Aubert, acting Commissioner1 January 1910 to 1 March 1912Henri Hippolyte Patey, Commissioner1 March 1912 to April 1914Charles Paul Isidore Mouret, CommissionerApril 1914 to 17 November 1916Louis Jules Albert Obissier, Commissioner17 November 1916 to 11 December 1920Nicolas Jules Henri Gaden, Commissioner11 December 1920 to 9 November 1926Nicolas Jules Henri Gaden, Lieutenant Governor9 November 1926 to 13 January 1928Albéric Auguste Fournier, Lieutenant Governor13 January 1928 to 21 November 1929Alphonse Paul Albert Choteau, Lieutenant Governor21 November 1929 to 19 June 1931René Héctor Émile Chazal, Lieutenant Governor19 June 1931 to 22 June 1933Gabriel Omer Descemet, acting Lieutenant Governor1st Term22 June 1933 to 7 April 1934Louis François Antonin, acting Lieutenant Governor7 April 1934 to 5 July 1934Gabriel Omer Descemet, Lieutenant Governor2nd Term5 July 1934 to August 1934Adolphe Deitte, Lieutenant GovernorAugust 1934 to 1 November 1934Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor 1st Term1 November 1934 to 15 April 1935Richard Edmond Maurice Édouard Brunot, Lieutenant Governor15 April 1935 to 10 November 1935Jean-Baptiste Victor Chazelas, acting Lieutenant Governor2nd Term10 November 1935 to 1 September 1936Jules Marcel de Coppet, Lieutenant Governor1 September 1936 to 24 October 1936Jean Louis Beyries, acting Lieutenant Governor1st Term24 October 1936 to 7 August 1938Oswald Durand, Lieutenant Governor7 August 1938 to November 1938Charles André Dumas, acting Lieutenant GovernorNovember 1938 to 28 August 1941Jean Louis Beyries, acting Lieutenant Governor1st Term 28 August 1941 to 4 May 1944Jean Louis Beyries, Lieutenant Governor2nd Term28 August 1941 to 4 May 1944Jean Louis Beyries, Lieutenant Governor2nd Term; Jean Chalvet acting governor from April 19424 May 1944 to 31 July 1945Christian-Robert-Roger Laigret, Lieutenant Governor31 July 1945 to 30 April 1946René Babin, acting Lieutenant Governor30 April 1946 to 27 October 1946Georges Poirier, acting Lieutenant GovernorMauritania Overseas Territory of France27 October 1946 to 19 July 1947Georges Poirier, acting Lieutenant Governor19 July 1947 to 31 December 1947Lucien Eugène Geay, acting Lieutenant Governor31 December 1947 to 7 August 1949Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Lieutenant Governor7 August 1949 to 27 September 1950Édouard Louis Terrac, acting Lieutenant Governor27 September 1950 to 25 April 1952Jacques Camille Marie Rogué, Lieutenant Governor25 April 1952 to 23 February 1953Pierre Messmer, acting Lieutenant Governor23 February 1953 to 6 April 1954Pierre Messmer, Lieutenant Governor6 April 1954 to 23 June 1955Albert Jean Mouragues, Lieutenant Governor1st Term23 June 1955 to 14 May 1956Jean Paul Parisot, Lieutenant Governor14 May 1956 to 5 October 1958Albert Jean Mouragues, Lieutenant Governor2nd Term5 October 1958 to February 1959Henri Joseph Marie Bernard, High CommissionerFebruary 1959 to 28 November 1960Amédée Joseph Émile Jean Pierre Anthonioz, High Commissioner28 November 1960Independence as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
For continuation after Independence, see: Heads of state of Mauritania.
See also Mauritania Heads of state of Mauritania Heads of government of Mauritania Lists of office-holders
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