François Martin

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François Martin was the first Governor General of Pondicherry. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. He was Commissioner of French East India Company before holding this post and was preceded by François Baron and succeeded by Pierre Dulivier. There is a street named François Martin in Pondichéry.

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Preceded by:
François Baron		 Commissaire de l'Inde française
(Acting)
1681– October 1693		 Succeeded by:
Dutch Occupation
(September 1693-September 1699)
Preceded by:
Dutch Occupation
(September 1693-September 1699)		 Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
September 1699 –December 31, 1706		 Succeeded by:
Pierre Dulivier
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