List of colonial governors of French Guinea explained

This is a list of colonial governors of French Guinea, from 1891 to 1958.

List of Colonial Heads of Guinea

(Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office)

TenureIncumbentNotes
French Suzerainty
French Guinea
22 December 1891 to 16 June 1895Noël Ballay, Governor[1]
Incorporated into French West Africa
16 June 1895 to 2 November 1900Noël Ballay, Governor
2 November 1900 to 28 September 1904Paul Cousturier, Governor
28 September 1904 to 15 October 1904Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, acting Governor
28 September 1904 to 27 March 1906Antoine Marie Auguste Frezouls, Governor
27 March 1906 to 16 May 1907Jules Louis Richard, acting Governor
16 May 1907 to 25 July 1907Joost van Vollenhoven, acting Governor
26 July 1907 to 18 February 1908Georges Poulet, acting Governor1st Term
18 February 1908 to 4 July 1910Victor Liotard, Governor
4 July 1910 to November 1910Georges Poulet, acting Governor2nd Term
November 1910 to 9 May 1912Camille Guy, Governor
9 May 1912 to 7 March 1913Jean Louis Georges Poiret, acting Governor1st Term
7 March 1913 to 23 October 1915Jean Jules Émile Peuvergne, Governor
23 October 1915 to 12 October 1916Jean Louis Georges Poiret, acting Governor
12 October 1916 to 21 July 1929Jean Louis Georges Poiret, Governor
21 July 1929 to 1931Louis François Antonin, acting Governor
1931 to 1 January 1932Robert de Guise, Governor
1 January 1932 to 7 March 1936Joseph Zébédée Olivier Vadier, Governor
7 March 1936 to 12 February 1940Louis Placide Blacher, Governor
12 February 1940 to August 1942Antoine Félix Giacobbi, Governor
August 1942 to 25 March 1944Horace Valentin Crocicchia, Governor
25 March 1944 to 30 April 1946Jacques Fourneau, acting Governor
30 April 1946 to January 1948Édouard Louis Terrac, acting Governor
January 1948 to 9 February 1951Roland Pré, Governor
9 February 1951 to April 1953Paul Henri Siriex, Governor
April 1953 to 2 December 1953Jean Paul Parisot, acting Governor
2 December 1953 to 23 June 1955Jean Paul Parisot, Governor
23 June 1955 to 3 June 1956Charles-Henri Bonfils, Governor
3 June 1956 to 29 January 1958Jean Ramadier, Governor
29 January 1958 to 2 October 1958Jean Mauberna, acting Governor
2 October 1958Independent as Republic of Guinea

For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Guinea

See also

Notes and References

  1. Cartier . Bernard . 2005 . [Noël Ballay; physician, explorer, diplomat, and distinguished dignitary] ]. Histoire des Sciences Médicales . 39 . 4 . 421–432 . 0440-8888 . 17162940.