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French Suzerainty
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French Settlement at Obock
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1858 to 4 June 1859 | Henri Lambert, Agent
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French Coast of Somalis
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11 March 1862 | French acquisition of Obock territory
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29 December 1883 to 24 June 1884 | Léonce Lagarde, vicomte de Rouffeyroux, Commissioner
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Territory of Obock and Protectorate of Tadjoura
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24 June 1884 to 5 September 1887 | Léonce Lagarde, vicomte de Rouffeyroux, Commandant
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5 September 1887 to 1888 | Léonce Lagarde, vicomte de Rouffeyroux, Governor
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French Territory of the Afars and Issas (FTAI)
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1888 to 7 March 1899 | Léonce Lagarde, vicomte de Rouffeyroux, Governor
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7 March 1899 to 23 March 1899 | Louis Alexandre Antoine Mizon, acting Governor
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28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900 | Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor
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13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900 | Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor
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6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | 1st Term
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7 September 1901 to June 1902 | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor | 1st Term
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Jun 1902 to 23 May 1903 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | 2nd Term
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23 May 1903 to December 1903 | Albert Dubarry, acting Governor | 1st Term
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December 1903 to 2 April 1904 | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | 3rd Term
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2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904 | Albert Dubarry acting Governor
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5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 1st Term
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9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905 | Raphaël Antonetti, acting Governor
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13 October 1805 to 19 May 1906 | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor | 2nd Term
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19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906 | Patte, acting Governor
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19 June 1906 to July 1908 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 2nd Term
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July 1908 to 5 July 1909 | Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor | 1st Term
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5 January 1909 to June 1911 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal | 3rd Term
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June 1911 to December 1911 | Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor | 2nd Term
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December 1911 to 1915 | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 4th Term
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1915 to 1916 | Paul Simoni, Governor
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1916 to 1918 | Victor Marie Fillon, Governor
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1918 to 1924 | Jules Gérard Auguste Lauret, Governor
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1924 to 1932 | Pierre Aimable Chapon-Baissac, Governor
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1932 to 7 May 1934 | Louis Placide Blacher, Governor
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7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor
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18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935 | Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor
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20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 | Armand Léon Annet, Governor
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1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938 | Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype, acting Governor
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19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938 | Marie François Julien Pierre-Alype, Governor
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27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 | Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor
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2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940 | Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor
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25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940 | Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor
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7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 | Pierre Marie Elie Louis Nouailhetas, Governor
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21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942 | Truffert, Governor
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4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942 | Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor
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30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 | Ange Marie Charles André Bayardelle, Governor
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22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944 | Michel Raphael Antoine Saller, acting Governor
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7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944 | Michel Raphael Antoine Saller, Governor
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1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 | Jean Victor Louis Joseph Chalvet, Governor
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30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950 | Paul Henri Siriex, Governor
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1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954 | Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor
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6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954 | Roland Joanes Louis Pré, Governor
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13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 | René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor
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7 August 1957 to 1958 | Maurice Meker, Governor
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1958 to 16 November 1962 | Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor
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16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 | René Tirant, Governor
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15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967 | Louis Joseph Édouard Saget, Governor
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3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969 | Louis Joseph Édouard Saget, High Commissioner
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5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 | Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner
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21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974 | Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner
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1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976 | Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner
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9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 | Camille d’Ornano, High Commissioner
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27 June 1977 | Independence as Republic of Djibouti
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