List of governors of French Somaliland

This is a list of governors of French Somaliland. Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.

Term Incumbent Notes
Obock
11 March 1862French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884.
Territoire d'Obock et Dépendances
24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887Léonce Lagarde, Commandant
7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896Léonce Lagarde, Governor
Côte française des Somalis et Dépendances
20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899Léonce Lagarde, Governor
7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899Antoine Mizon, Governor
28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900Alfred Martineau, Governor
13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor
6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor1st Term
7 September 1901 to June 1902Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor1st Term
June 1902 to 23 May 1903Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor2nd Term
23 May 1903 to December 1903Albert Dubarry, acting Governor1st Term
December 1903 to 2 April 1904Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor3rd Term
2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904Albert Dubarry, acting Governor
5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor1st Term
9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905Raphaël Antonetti, acting Governor
13 October 1805 to 19 May 1906Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor2nd Term
19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906Patte, acting Governor
19 June 1906 to July 1908Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor2nd Term
July 1908 to 5 July 1909Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor1st Term
5 January 1909 to June 1911Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal3rd Term
June 1911 to December 1911Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor2nd Term
December 1911 to 1915Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor4th Term
1915 to 1916Paul Simoni, Governor
1916 to 1918Victor Marie Fillon, Governor
1918 to 1924Jules Gérard Auguste Lauret, Governor
1924 to 1934Pierre Aimable Chapon-Baissac, Governor
7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor
18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor
20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937Armand Léon Annet, Governor
1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype, acting Governor
19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype, Governor
27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor
2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor
25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor
7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942Pierre Marie Élie Louis Nouailhetas, Governor
21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942Truffert, Governor
4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor
30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943Ange Marie Charles André Bayardelle, Governor
22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944Michel Raphael Antoine Saller, acting Governor
7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944Michel Raphael Antoine Saller, Governor
1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946Jean Victor Louis Joseph Chalvet, Governor
30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950Paul Henri Siriex, Governor
1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor
6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954Roland Joanes Louis Pré, Governor
13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor
7 August 1957 to 1958Maurice Meker, Governor
1958 to 16 November 1962Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor
16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966René Tirant, Governor
15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967Louis Joseph Édouard Saget, Governor
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI)
3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969Louis Joseph Édouard Saget, High Commissioner
5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner
21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner
1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner
9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977Camille d’Ornano, High Commissioner
27 June 1977Independence as Republic of Djibouti

For continuation after independence, see Heads of state of Djibouti

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