Colonial heads of Côte d'Ivoire
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[edit] List of Colonial Heads of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 1842 | French protectorates declared over the Kingdoms of Nzima and Sanwi, part of the Colony of Gorée and Dependencies | |
| 1843 to 1843 | Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1843 to 1844 | Thomas Jules Séraphin Besson, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1844 to 1845 | Joseph Pellegrin, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1845 to 1847 | Conjard, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1847 to 1848 | Camille-Adolphe Pigeon, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1848 to 1850 | Jean-Jules-Charles Boulay, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1851 to 1853 | Charles-Gabriel-Felicité Martin des Pallières, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1853 to 1854 | François Chirat, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1854 to 1855 | Pierre-Alexandre Mailhetard, Commandant-Superior | 1st Term |
| 1855 to 1856 | Noël Bruyas, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1857 to 1857 | Charles-Praul Brossard de Corbigny, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1858 to 1859 | Pierre-Alexandre Maihetard, Commandant-Superior | 2nd Term |
| 1859 to 4 October 1860 | ..., Commandant-Superior | |
| Ivory Coast territory of the Ivory Coast-Gabon colony | ||
| 4 October 1860 to 10 November 1860 | ..., Commandant-Superior | |
| 10 November 1860 to July 1862 | Charles-René-Gabriel Liébault, Commandant-Superior | |
| 28 August 1862 to 14 January 1863 | Joseph Alem, Commandant-Superior | |
| 29 April 1863 to 1863 | Jean-Antione-Léonard-Eudore Noyer, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1863 to 1864 | Jacques-Bertrand-Osacar Desnouy, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1864 to 1866 | Jean-Auguste Martin, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1866 to 1867 | Léon Noël, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1867 to 1869 | Alfred Pouzols, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1869 to 1871 | Jean-Louis Vernet, Commandant-Superior | |
| 1871 to 10 November 1878 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | Warden of the French Flag to 1878 |
| Arthur Verdier & Company administration Recognised by France | ||
| 10 November 1878 to 1881 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | |
| Under the Superior Commandant of Gabon and the Gulf of Guinea Settlements | ||
| 1881 to 16 December 1883 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | Administration under private traders; protectorates maintained by France |
| Under French Guinea | ||
| 16 December 1883 to 1885 | Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) | |
| Direct French rule | ||
| 1885 to 1886 | Charles Bour, Commandant-particular | |
| Under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea | ||
| 1886 to 10 January 1889 | Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident | |
| French Protectorate of Ivory Coast | Direct French rule under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea | |
| 10 January 1889 to 9 March 1890 | Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident | |
| 9 March 1890 to 14 June 1890 | Jean-Joseph-Étienne-Octave Péan, acting Resident | |
| 14 June 1890 to 1892 | Jean-Auguste-Henri Desailles, Resident | |
| 1892 to 1892 | Eloi Bricard, acting Resident | |
| 1892 to 12 November 1892 | Julien Voisin, acting Resident | |
| 12 November 1892 to 10 March 1893 | Paul Alphonse Frédéric Heckman, Resident | |
| French Colony of Ivory Coast | ||
| 10 March 1893 to 1895 | Louis-Gustave Binger, Governor | |
| 16 June 1885 | Incorporated into French West Africa | |
| 1895 to 1895 | Paul Cousturier, acting Governor | |
| 1895 to 1896 | Joseph Lemaire, acting Governor | |
| 1896 to 25 February 1896 | Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor | |
| 25 February 1896 to 13 May 1896 | Eugène Bertin, acting Governor | |
| 13 May 1896 to 14 May 1896 | Jean-Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor | |
| 14 May 1896 to 19 March 1897 | Louis Mouttet, acting Governor | |
| 19 March 1897 to 1898 | Louis Mouttet, Governor | |
| 1898 to 1898 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | |
| 1898 to 1898 | Jean Penel, acting Governor | |
| 1898 to 1898 | Pierre-Paul-Marie Capest, acting Governor | |
| 1898 to 11 September 1898 | ... Ribes, acting Governor | |
| 11 September 1898 to 5 November 1902 | Henri-Charles-Victor-Amédée Roberdeau, Governor | |
| 5 November 1902 to 25 November 1902 | Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 25 November 1902 to 4 May 1903 | Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 4 May 1903 to 19 November 1905 | Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor | 1st Term |
| 19 November 1905 to 27 October 1906 | Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor | 2nd Term |
| 27 October 1906 to 25 April 1908 | Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 25 August 1907 to 1908 | Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor | 3rd Term |
| 25 April 1908 to 28 April 1909 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 1st Term |
| 28 April 1908 to August 1908 | Pierre Brun, acting Governor | |
| August 1909 to 12 May 1911 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 12 May 1911 to 9 March 1912 | Casimir Guyon, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 9 March 1912 to 22 May 1913 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 3rd Term |
| 22 March 1913 to 29 October 1913 | Casimir Guyon, acting Governor | 2nd Term |
| 29 October 1913 to 4 September 1914 | Gustave Julien, acting Governor | |
| 4 September 1914 to 16 June 1916 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 4th Term |
| 16 June 1916 to 1 December 1916 | Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 1 December 1916 to 27 December 1916 | Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor | 5th Term |
| 27 December 1916 to January 1918 | Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor | 2nd Term |
| January 1918 to June 1919 | Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor | 1st Term |
| June 1919 to 22 September 1919 | Maurice Beurnier, acting Governor | |
| 22 September 1919 to 24 January 1922 | Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor | 2nd Term |
| 24 January 1922 to 28 September 1922 | Pierre Chapon-Baissac, acting Governor | |
| 28 September 1922 to 2 April 1924 | Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti | 3rd Term |
| 2 April 1924 to 2 July 1925 | Richard-Édmond-Maurice-Édouard Brunot, acting Governor | |
| 2 July 1925 to 25 August 1930 | Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, Governor | 3rd Term |
| 25 August 1930 to 28 October 1930 | Joseph Jules Brévié, Governor | |
| 28 October 1930 to 16 January 1931 | Jean Paul Boutonnet, acting Governor | |
| 16 January 1931 to 7 May 1935 | Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, Governor | |
| 7 May 1935 to 28 June 1935 | Marie Alphonse Flotte de Pouzols, acting Governor | |
| 28 June 1935 to 7 March 1936 | Adolphe Deitte, Governor | |
| 7 March 1936 to 28 November 1936 | Julien Georges Lamy, acting Governor | |
| 28 November 1936 to 16 July 1938 | Gaston-Charles-Julien Mondon, Governor | |
| 16 July 1938 to 27 January 1939 | Louis Bressolles, acting Governor | |
| 27 January 1939 to 5 March 1940 | Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, acting Governor | |
| 5 March 1940 to 1 January 1941 | Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, Governor | |
| 1 January 1941 to 29 September 1942 | Hubert-Jules Deschamps, Governor | |
| 29 September 1942 to 3 August 1943 | Georges-Pierre Rey, Governor | |
| 3 August 1943 to 26 August 1943 | Jean François Toby, Governor | |
| 26 August 1943 to 16 August 1945 | André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor | 1st Term |
| 16 August 1945 to April 1946 | Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Governor | |
| April 1946 to 27 October 1946 | André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor | 2nd Term |
| Ivory Coast Territory | Overseas territory of France | |
| 27 October 1946 to 20 February 1947 | André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor | 2nd Term (contd.) |
| 20 February 1947 to 20 May 1947 | Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, acting Governor | |
| 20 May 1947 to 29 January 1948 | Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, Governor | |
| 29 January 1948 to 10 November 1948 | Georges-Louis-Joseph Orselli, Governor | |
| 10 November 1948 to 25 April 1952 | Laurent Élisée Péchoux, Governor | |
| 25 April 1952 to 10 July 1952 | Pierre-François Pelieu, Governor | |
| 10 July 1952 to 19 February 1954 | Camille-Victor Bailly, Governor | |
| 19 February 1954 to 18 February 1956 | Pierre-Joseph-Auguste Messmer, Governor | |
| 18 February 1956 to 28 May 1956 | Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, acting Governor | |
| 28 May 1956 to 23 February 1957 | Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, Governor | |
| 23 February 1957 to 4 December 1958 | Ernest de Nattes, Governor | |
| Republic of Ivory Coast | Autonomous | |
| 4 December 1958 to 15 July 1960 | Ernest de Nattes, High Commissioner | |
| 15 July 1960 to 7 August 1960 | Yves-René-Henri Guéna, High Commissioner | |
| 7 August 1960 | Independence as Republic of Ivory Coast | |
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of state of Côte d'Ivoire
