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