Ernest Roume Explained

Ernest Nestor Roume
Term Start1:3 March 1915
Term End1:22 May 1916
Predecessor1:Joost van Vollenhoven
Successor1:Jean-François dit Eugène Charles
Term Start2:15 March 1902
Term End2:15 December 1907
Predecessor2:Noël Ballay
Successor2:William Merlaud-Ponty
Birth Date:12 July 1858
Birth Place:Marseilles, France
Nationality:French

Ernest Nestor Roume (12 July 1858 – 16 April 1941) was a French colonial administrator and governor of French West Africa from 15 March 1902 to 15 December 1907, and governor of French Indochina from 1915–1916.

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