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Armand Léon Annet (born 5 June 1888; died 25 April 1973) was a Governor for various colonies in French Colonial Empire.
Annet was born in Paris, France.
Annet was Governor of French Somaliland from 1935 to 1937. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Dahomey from 1938 to 1940. In 1940, Annet sided with Vichy France after the Fall of France.
As the Vichy Governor-General of Madagascar from 1941 to 1942, Annet was involved in the Battle of Madagascar. Starting on 5 May 1942, he defended the island with about 8,000 troops. On 5 November 1942, Annet surrendered his remaining forces near Ilhosy, on the south of the island.
Annet died in Paris, France.
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Colonial rulers of Dahomey/Benin (1863-1960) |
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| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo |
Daumas
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| Porto-Novo Kingdom |
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| French Protectorate of Porto-Novo |
de Lecca · Guilman · Germa · Maignot · Disnematin-Dorat · Roget · Bayol · Péréton · Ballot · Beeckmann · Louis Tautain · Ballot
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| Porto-Novo Colony |
Ballot
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| Dahomey Colony |
Ballot · Fonssagrives · Pascal · Liotard · Lhuerre · Marchal · Gaudart · Brunet · Peuvergne · Malan · Antonetti
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| Dahomey Colony and Dependencies |
Merwart · Noufflard · Fourn · Geay · Dieudonné Reste · Tellier · Blacher · Aujas · Coppet · Desanti · Bourgine · Martinet · Gayon · Henri-Étienne Martinet · Annet · Paliceti · Truitard · de Pompignan
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| Dahomey Overseas Territory |
Legendre · Chambon · Jacques-Alphonse Boissier · Valluy · Bonfils · Biros · Bernard Hepp · Tirant
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| Autonomous Republic of Dahomey |
Tirant
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