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List of governors-general of French Equatorial Africa

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ3248998 ↗
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This is a list of European colonial administrators (French: Gouverneur général de l'Afrique équatoriale française) responsible for the territory of French Equatorial Africa, an area equivalent to modern-day Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Chad.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

See also

French Equatorial Africa

Chad

French Chad

Central African Republic

Ubangi-Shari

Republic of the Congo

French Congo

Gabon

Lists of office-holders

List of French possessions and colonies

French colonial empire

French colonial flags

External links

Ben Cahoon (2000). "French Equatorial Africa". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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