List of the Colonial Heads of Upper Oubangui and the region becoming the Central African Republic

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term Incumbent Notes
French Suzerainty
10 February 1894 to 13 July 1894Eugène Decazes, Director 
Upper Oubangui (Haut-Oubangui)
13 July 1894 to 20 October 1894Eugène Decazes, Commissioner 
20 October 1894 to 1897Victor Liotard, Commissioner 
1897 to 1900Victor Liotard, Lieutenant-Governor 
1900 to 29 December 1903Adolphe Cureau, Lieutenant-Governor 
Upper Oubangui (Oubangui-Chari)
29 December 1903 to May 1904Adolphe Cureau, Lieutenant-Governor(contd.)
May 1904 to 22 August 1905Alphonse Iaeck, acting Governor-Delegate 
22 August 1905 to 16 February 1906Victor Emmanuel Merlet, acting Governor-Delegate 
16 February 1906 to 4 April 1906Louis Paul Émile Lamy, Governor-Delegate 
Oubangui-Chari-Tchad (constituent colony of Congo Français, renamed French Equatorial Africa in 1910)
April 4, 1906, to February 28, 1909Émile Merwart, Lieutenant-Governor 
February 28, 1909, to August 5, 1910Lucien Fourneau, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
August 5, 1910, to June 10, 1911Paul Adam, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
June 10, 1911, to October 12, 1916Frederic Estebe, Lieutenant-Governor 
October 12, 1916, to July 17, 1917Victor Merlet, Lieutenant-Governor 
July 17, 1917, to 16 May 1919Auguste Lamblin, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
May 16, 1919 to August 31, 1920Auguste Lamblin, Lieutenant-Governor 
Oubangui-Chari (Oubangui-Chari and Chad are separated)
August 31, 1920 to December 1921Alphonse Diret, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
December 1921 to August 7, 1923Auguste Lamblin, Lieutenant-Governor 
August 7, 1923 to November 1924Pierre Frangois, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
November 1924 to July 1, 1926Auguste Lamblin, Lieutenant-Governor 
July 1, 1926, to July 1928Georges Prouteaux, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
July 1928 to October 22, 1929Auguste Lamblin, Lieutenant-Governor 
October 22, 1929, to October 30, 1930Georges Prouteaux, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
October 30, 1930, to March 8, 1933Alphonse Deitte, Lieutenant-Governor 
March 8, 1933, to February 1934Pierre Bonnefont, acting Lieutenant-Governor 
February 1934 to August 17, 1934Alphonse Deitte, Lieutenant-Governor 
August 17, 1934 to May 21, 1935Adolphe Deitte, Governor-Delegate 
May 21, 1935, to May 30, 1936Richard Brunot, Governor-Delegate 
May 30, 1935, to October 24, 1936Pierre Bonnefont, acting Governor-Delegate 
October 24, 1936, to March 28, 1939Max Masson de Saint-Félix, Governor-Delegate 
March 28, 1939, to July 15, 1941Pierre de Saint-Mart, acting Governor 
July 15, 1941 to May 30, 1942Pierre de Saint-Mart, Governor 
May 30, 1942, to July 30, 1942André Latrille, acting Governor 
July 30, 1942, to April 3, 1946Henri Sautot, Governor 
April 3, 1946, to May 24, 1946Jean Chalvet, Governor 
May 24, 1946, to October 1946Henri Latour, acting Governor 
French overseas territory
October 1946 to April 25, 1948Jean Chalvet, Governor(contd.)
April 25, 1948, to December 1, 1948Jean Mauberna, acting Governor 
December 1, 1948, to January 27, 1949Auguste Even, acting Governor1st Term
January 27, 1949, to January 4, 1950Pierre Delteil, Governor 
January 4, 1950, to March 1, 1950Auguste Even, acting Governor2nd Term
March 1, 1950, to July 9, 1951Ignace Colombani, Governor 
July 9, 1951, to October 19, 1951Pierre Raynier, acting Governor 
October 19, 1951, to February 16, 1954Aime Grimald, Governor 
February 16, 1954, to March 23, 1955Louis Sanmarco, acting Governor 
March 23, 1957 to January 29, 1958Louis Sanmarco, Governor 
January 29, 1958, to December 1, 1958Paul Bordier, Governor 
Central African Republicautonomous
December 1, 1958 to August 14, 1960Paul Bordier, High Commissioner
August 14, 1960Independence as Central African Republic

For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

See also

References

  • Kalck, Pierre (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Scarecrow Press. pp. 197–198. ISBN 0-8108-4913-5.
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