List of colonial governors of Madagascar

In 1882, the French Third Republic established a protectorate over the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom. The French position on the island was solidified by the First Madagascar expedition (May 1883 to December 1885, the first phase of the Franco-Hova Wars). The protectorate lasted until 1897, when the French abolished the monarchy and turned the island into a colony, following the Second Madagascar expedition (December 1894 to September 1895, the second and last phase of the Franco-Hova Wars). Afterwards, Madagascar remained under the French colonial rule until 1958, when the autonomous Malagasy Republic was established. The Republic gained full independence in 1960.

List of rulers of French Madagascar

Malagasy Protectorate (1882–1897)
Main article: First Madagascar expedition
Tenure Incumbent Notes Picture
28 April 1886 to March 1888Charles Le Myre de Vilers, Plenipotentiary1st term
March 1888 to 12 December 1889Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, Resident-General1st term
12 December 1889 to 11 October 1891Maurice Bompard, Resident-General 
11 October 1891 to October 1892Jean Aurélien Lacoste, Acting Resident-General 
October 1892 to 8 September 1894Paul Augustin Jean Larrouy, Resident-General2nd term
October 1894Albert d'Anthouard de Waservas, Acting Resident-General 
14 October 1894 to 1 December 1895Charles Le Myre de Vilers, Plenipotentiary2nd time
September 1894 to 21 February 1895Achille Ranchot, Acting Resident-GeneralActing for de Vilers
February 1895 to 1 December 1895Robert Édouard Alphonse Chaloin, Acting Resident-GeneralActing for de Vilers
1 December 1895 to 28 September 1896Hippolyte Laroche, Resident-General 
28 September 1896 to 31 July 1897Joseph Gallieni, Resident-General 

Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (1897–1958)
Main article: Second Madagascar expedition
Tenure Incumbent Notes Picture
6 August 1896 to 11 May 1905Joseph Gallieni, Military Governor (6 Aug. 1896 to 31 Jul. 1897) then Governor-General (31 Jul. 1897 to 11 May 1905) 
11 May 1905 to 1 January 1906Charles Louis Lépreux, Acting Governor-General 
1 January 1906 to 13 December 1909Victor Augagneur, Governor-General 
13 December 1909 to 16 January 1910Hubert Auguste Garbit, Acting Governor-General1st term
16 January 1910 to 31 October 1910Henri François Charles Cor, Acting Governor-General 
31 October 1910 to 5 August 1914Albert Jean George Marie Louis Picquié, Governor-General 
5 August 1914 to 24 July 1917Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General2nd term; acting to 14 October 1914
24 July 1917 to 1 August 1918Martial Henri Merlin, Governor-General 
1 August 1918 to 12 July 1919Abraham Schrameck, Governor-General 
12 July 1919 to 22 June 1920Marie Casimir Joseph Guyon, Acting Governor-General 
22 June 1920 to 13 March 1923Hubert Auguste Garbit, Governor-General3rd term
13 March 1923 to 20 February 1924Auguste Charles Désiré Emmanuel Brunet, Acting Governor-General 
20 February 1924 to 30 January 1929Marcel Achille Olivier, Governor-General 
30 January 1929 to 1 May 1930Hugues Jean Berthier, Acting Governor-General 
1 May 1930 to 22 April 1939Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General1st term
22 April 1939 to 10 June 1939Léon Maurice Valentin Réallon, Acting Governor-General 
10 June 1939 to 30 July 1940Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor-General1st term
30 July 1940 to 11 April 1941Léon Henri Charles Cayla, Governor-General2nd term
11 April 1941 to 30 September 1942Armand Léon Annet, Governor-General 
5 May 1942 to 11 October 1942Robert Grice Sturges, CommanderBritish occupation
11 October 1942 to 1945Gerald Russell Smallwood, CommanderBritish occupation
25 September 1942 to 7 January 1943Anthony Sillery, Occupied Territories AdministratorBritish occupation
30 September 1942 to 7 January 1943Victor Marius Bech, Acting Governor-General 
7 January 1943 to 3 May 1943Paul Louis Victor Marie Legentilhomme, High Commissioner of Free French Possessions in the Indian Ocean 
3 May 1943 to 27 March 1946Pierre de Saint-Mart, Governor-General 
27 March 1946 to 19 May 1946Robert Boudry, Acting Governor-General 
19 May 1946 to 23 December 1947Jules Marcel de Coppet, High Commissioner2nd term
February 1948 to 3 February 1950Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné, High Commissioner 
3 February 1950 to October 1954Robert Isaac Bargues, High Commissioner 
October 1954 to 1 May 1959Jean Louis Marie André Soucadaux, High Commissioner 

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