Governor-General of French West Africa

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The Governor-General of French West Africa was the highest colonial official overseeing administration and policy across the federation of French territories in West Africa.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative office
governor-generalship
political office
appliesToJurisdiction French West Africa
appointedBy French government
President of France
capitalOfAdministration Dakar NERFINISHED
country France
governmentBranch executive branch of colonial administration
governs federation of French West African colonies
hasAuthorityOver colonial governors of constituent territories of French West Africa
federal budget of French West Africa
federal legislation of French West Africa
hasJurisdictionOver Côte d'Ivoire (French colony)
Dahomey (French colony)
French Sudan
Guinea (French colony)
Mauritania (French colony)
Niger (French colony)
Senegal (French colony)
Upper Volta (French colony)
historicalPeriod age of New Imperialism
decolonization of Africa
interwar period
languageOfWorkOrName French
legalStatus representative of the French state in West Africa
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dakar, Senegal NERFINISHED
officeAbolished 1958
officeCreated 1895
officeHolderOf federal administration of French West Africa
officeScope federal
partOf French colonial empire
positionHeldIn French Fifth Republic
French Fourth Republic
French Third Republic
precedes High Commissioner of the French Community in West Africa
residence Dakar NERFINISHED
residenceType official residence
responsibleFor coordination of administration across French West African territories
economic development policy in French West Africa
education policy in French West Africa
implementation of French colonial policy in West Africa
infrastructure projects in French West Africa
maintenance of public order in French West Africa
seat Dakar NERFINISHED
style Gouverneur général de l'Afrique occidentale française
subordinateTo French Minister of Colonies
French Ministry of Overseas France

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
French West Africa
governingBody
Governor-General of French West Africa ("Gouverneur général de l'Afrique occidentale française")
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