List of colonial governors of Chad

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

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|<small>5 September 1900 to 10 October 1900</small>||Émile Gentil, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>10 October 1900 to 1901</small>||Georges Destenave, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1901 to 1901</small>||... Julien, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1902 to 1904</small>||Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>1904 to 1906</small>||Henri Gouraud, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1906 to 1908</small>||Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>1908 to 1909</small>||Constant Millot, <small>Commandant </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>6 October 1909 to 15 January 1910</small>||Henry Moll, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|colspan="3"|Incorporated into French Equatorial Africa

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|<small>15 January 1910 to 1910</small>||Henry Moll, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1910 to 1911</small>||Joseph Édouard Maillard, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1911 to 1912</small>||Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>3rd Term</small>

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|<small>1912 to 1912</small>||James Édouard Hirtzman, <small>Commandant </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1912 to 1913</small>||Gabriel Julien Joseph Briand, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>1913 to 1915</small>||Victor Emmanuel Étienne Largeau, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>4th Term</small>

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|<small>1915 to 1916</small>||Gabriel Julien Joseph Briand, <small>Commandant</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>1916 to 1918</small>||Clément Léon Martelly, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>1918 to 17 March 1920</small>||Albert Ducarré, <small>Commandant</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>10 August 1920 to 30 January 1923</small>||Fernand Marie Joseph Antoine Lavit, <small>Lieutenant-Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>30 January 1923 to 1925</small>||François Reste, <small>acting Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>1925 to 1925</small>||Antoine Touzet, <small>Lieutenant-Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>9 April 1925 to 25 January 1926</small>||François Reste, <small>Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>25 January 1926 to 13 January 1928</small>||Marcel de Coppet, <small>acting Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>13 January 1928 to 21 April 1929</small>||Adolphe Deitte, <small>Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>21 April 1929 to 22 November 1929</small>||Émile Buhot-Launay, <small>acting Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>22 November 1929 to 14 May 1932</small>||Marcel de Coppet, <small>Lieutenant-Governor</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>14 May 1932 to 26 January 1933</small>||Georges David Pierre Marie Prouteaux, <small>acting Governor-Delegate</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>26 January 1933 to 17 August 1934</small>||Richard Brunot, <small>Governor-Delegate</small>||<small>1st Term</small>

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|<small>17 August 1934 to 21 May 1935</small>||Adolphe Deitte, <small>Governor-Delegate</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>21 May 1935 to 30 May 1935</small>||Richard Brunot, <small>Governor-Delegate</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>30 May 1935 to 23 October 1936 </small>||Pierre Simon Antonin Bonnefont, <small>acting Governor-Delegate</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>23 October 1936 to 24 October 1936</small>||Émile Buhot-Launay, <small>acting Governor-Delegate</small>||<small>2nd Term</small>

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|<small>24 October 1936 to 28 March 1938</small>||Max de Masson de Saint-Félix, <small>Governor-Delegate</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>28 March 1938 to 1939</small>||Émile Buhot-Launay, <small>acting Governor-Delegate</small>||<small>3rd Term</small>

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|<small>1939 to 19 November 1938</small>||Émile Buhot-Launay, <small>acting Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>19 November 1938 to 12 November 1940</small>||Félix Éboué, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>12 November 1940 to 30 July 1942</small>||Pierre-Olivier Lapie, <small>Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>30 July 1942 to 5 November 1943</small>||André Latrille, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>5 November 1943 to 27 October 1946</small>||Jacques Rogué, <small>Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|colspan="3"|French overseas territory

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|<small>27 October 1946 to 24 November 1948</small>||Jacques Rogué, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>24 November 1948 to 7 July 1949</small>||Paul Le Layec, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>7 July 1949 to 27 January 1951</small>||Henry de Mauduit, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>27 January 1951 to 19 October 1951</small>||Charles Hanin, <small>acting Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>19 October 1951 to 19 December 1951</small>||François Casamatta, <small>acting Governor</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>19 December 1951 to 3 November 1956</small>||Ignace Colombani, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>3 November 1956 to 22 January 1959</small>||René Troadec, <small>Governor </small>||&nbsp;

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|Republic of Chad||colspan="2"|Autonomous

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|<small>22 January 1959 to 11 August 1960</small>||Daniel Doustin, <small>High Commissioner</small>||&nbsp;

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|11 August 1960||colspan="2"|Independence as Republic of Chad

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For continuation after independence, see: President of Chad

See also

• Chad
• Heads of state of Chad
• Heads of government of Chad
• Lists of office-holders