List of Colonial Heads of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term Incumbent Notes
French Suzerainty
1842French protectorates declared over the Kingdoms of Nzima and Sanwi, part of the Colony of Gorée and Dependencies
1843 to 1843Charles-Marie Philippe de Kerhallet, Commandant-Superior  
1843 to 1844Thomas Jules Séraphin Besson, Commandant-Superior 
1844 to 1845Joseph Pellegrin, Commandant-Superior 
1845 to 1847Conjard, Commandant-Superior 
1847 to 1848Camille-Adolphe Pigeon, Commandant-Superior 
1848 to 1850Jean-Jules-Charles Boulay, Commandant-Superior 
1851 to 1853Charles-Gabriel-Felicité Martin des Pallières, Commandant-Superior 
1853 to 1854François Chirat, Commandant-Superior 
1854 to 1855Pierre-Alexandre Mailhetard, Commandant-Superior1st Term
1855 to 1856Noël Bruyas, Commandant-Superior 
1857 to 1857Charles-Praul Brossard de Corbigny, Commandant-Superior 
1858 to 1859Pierre-Alexandre Maihetard, Commandant-Superior2nd 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 1862Charles-René-Gabriel Liébault, Commandant-Superior 
28 August 1862 to 14 January 1863Joseph Alem, Commandant-Superior 
29 April 1863 to 1863Jean-Antione-Léonard-Eudore Noyer, Commandant-Superior 
1863 to 1864Jacques-Bertrand-Osacar Desnouy, Commandant-Superior 
1864 to 1866Jean-Auguste Martin, Commandant-Superior 
1866 to 1867Léon Noël, Commandant-Superior 
1867 to 1869Alfred Pouzols, Commandant-Superior 
1869 to 1871Jean-Louis Vernet, Commandant-Superior 
1871 to 10 November 1878Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)Warden of the French Flag to 1878
Arthur Verdier & Company administration Recognised by France
10 November 1878 to 1881Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) 
Under the Superior Commandant of Gabon and the Gulf of Guinea Settlements
1881 to 16 December 1883Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company)Administration under private traders; protectorates maintained by France
Under French Guinea
16 December 1883 to 1885Arthur Verdier, Resident (of Arthur Verdier & Company) 
Direct French rule
1885 to 1886Charles Bour, Commandant-particular 
Under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea
1886 to 10 January 1889Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident 
French Protectorate of Ivory CoastDirect French rule under the Lieutenant Governors of Guinea
10 January 1889 to 9 March 1890Marcel Treich-Leplène, Resident 
9 March 1890 to 14 June 1890Jean-Joseph-Étienne-Octave Péan, acting Resident  
14 June 1890 to 1892Jean-Auguste-Henri Desailles, Resident 
1892 to 1892Eloi Bricard, acting Resident  
1892 to 12 November 1892Julien Voisin, acting Resident  
12 November 1892 to 10 March 1893Paul Alphonse Frédéric Heckman, Resident 
French Colony of Ivory Coast
10 March 1893 to 1895Louis-Gustave Binger, Governor 
16 June 1885Incorporated into French West Africa
1895 to 1895Paul Cousturier, acting Governor  
1895 to 1896Joseph Lemaire, acting Governor 
1896 to 25 February 1896Pierre-Hubert-Auguste Pascal, acting Governor 
25 February 1896 to 13 May 1896Eugène Bertin, acting Governor 
13 May 1896 to 14 May 1896Jean-Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor 
14 May 1896 to 19 March 1897Louis Mouttet, acting Governor 
19 March 1897 to 1898Louis Mouttet, Governor 
1898 to 1898Adrien-Jules-Jean Bonhoure, Governor 
1898 to 1898Jean Penel, acting Governor 
1898 to 1898Pierre-Paul-Marie Capest, acting Governor 
1898 to 11 September 1898... Ribes, acting Governor 
11 September 1898 to 5 November 1902Henri-Charles-Victor-Amédée Roberdeau, Governor 
5 November 1902 to 25 November 1902Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor1st Term
25 November 1902 to 4 May 1903Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, acting Governor1st Term
4 May 1903 to 19 November 1905Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor1st Term
19 November 1905 to 27 October 1906Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor 2nd Term
27 October 1906 to 25 April 1908Marie-François-Joseph Clozel, Governor2nd Term
25 August 1907 to 1908Albert Anatole Nebout, acting Governor3rd Term
25 April 1908 to 28 April 1909Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor1st Term
28 April 1908 to August 1908Pierre Brun, acting Governor 
August 1909 to 12 May 1911Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor2nd Term
12 May 1911 to 9 March 1912Casimir Guyon, acting Governor 1st Term
9 March 1912 to 22 May 1913Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor3rd Term
22 March 1913 to 29 October 1913Casimir Guyon, acting Governor 2nd Term
29 October 1913 to 4 September 1914Gustave Julien, acting Governor 
4 September 1914 to 16 June 1916Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor4th Term
16 June 1916 to 1 December 1916Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor1st Term
1 December 1916 to 27 December 1916Gabriel-Louis Angoulvant, Governor5th Term
27 December 1916 to January 1918Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, acting Governor2nd Term
January 1918 to June 1919Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor1st Term
June 1919 to 22 September 1919Maurice Beurnier, acting Governor 
22 September 1919 to 24 January 1922Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti, Governor2nd Term
24 January 1922 to 28 September 1922Pierre Chapon-Baissac, acting Governor  
28 September 1922 to 2 April 1924Raphaël-Valentin-Marius Antonetti3rd Term
2 April 1924 to 2 July 1925Richard-Édmond-Maurice-Édouard Brunot, acting Governor  
2 July 1925 to 25 August 1930Maurice-Pierre Lapalud, Governor3rd Term
25 August 1930 to 28 October 1930Joseph Jules Brévié, Governor 
28 October 1930 to 16 January 1931Jean Paul Boutonnet, acting Governor 
16 January 1931 to 7 May 1935Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, Governor 
7 May 1935 to 28 June 1935Marie Alphonse Flotte de Pouzols, acting Governor 
28 June 1935 to 7 March 1936Adolphe Deitte, Governor 
7 March 1936 to 28 November 1936Julien Georges Lamy, acting Governor 
28 November 1936 to 16 July 1938Gaston-Charles-Julien Mondon, Governor 
16 July 1938 to 27 January 1939Louis Bressolles, acting Governor 
27 January 1939 to 5 March 1940Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, acting Governor 
5 March 1940 to 1 January 1941Horace-Valentin Crocicchia, Governor 
1 January 1941 to 29 September 1942Hubert-Jules Deschamps, Governor 
29 September 1942 to 3 August 1943Georges-Pierre Rey, Governor 
3 August 1943 to 26 August 1943Jean François Toby, Governor 
26 August 1943 to 16 August 1945André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor1st Term
16 August 1945 to April 1946Henry Jean Marie de Mauduit, Governor 
April 1946 to 27 October 1946André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor2nd Term
Ivory Coast TerritoryOverseas territory of France
27 October 1946 to 20 February 1947André-Jean-Gaston Latrille, Governor2nd Term (contd.)
20 February 1947 to 20 May 1947Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, acting Governor 
20 May 1947 to 29 January 1948Oswald-Marcellin-Maurice-Maruis Durand, Governor 
29 January 1948 to 10 November 1948Georges-Louis-Joseph Orselli, Governor 
10 November 1948 to 25 April 1952Laurent Élisée Péchoux, Governor 
25 April 1952 to 10 July 1952Pierre-François Pelieu, Governor 
10 July 1952 to 19 February 1954Camille-Victor Bailly, Governor 
19 February 1954 to 18 February 1956Pierre-Joseph-Auguste Messmer, Governor 
18 February 1956 to 28 May 1956Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, acting Governor  
28 May 1956 to 23 February 1957Pierre-Auguste-Michel-Marie Lami, Governor 
23 February 1957 to 4 December 1958Ernest de Nattes, Governor 
Republic of Ivory CoastAutonomous
4 December 1958 to 15 July 1960Ernest de Nattes, High Commissioner 
15 July 1960 to 7 August 1960Yves-René-Henri Guéna, High Commissioner 
7 August 1960Independence as Republic of Ivory Coast

For continuation after independence, see: Presidents of Côte d'Ivoire

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