Governor-General of French Indochina

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The Governor-General of French Indochina was the highest-ranking colonial official representing French authority and administering the federation of colonies in Southeast Asia from the late 19th to mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French colonial administration position
colonial office
political position
appliesToJurisdiction French Indochina
appliesToTerritory Annam
Cambodia
Cochinchina
Kwang-Chou-Wan
Laos
Tonkin
appointedBy French government
President of France
continent Asia
country France
createdBy French Third Republic
endTime 1954
hasAuthorityOver civil administration of French Indochina
colonial security forces in Indochina
economic policy in French Indochina
education policy in French Indochina
implementation of French colonial law in Indochina
infrastructure development in French Indochina
local colonial governors in Indochina
historicalPeriod First Indochina War
World War I era
World War II era
early 20th century
interwar period
late 19th century
languageOfWorkOrName French
officeAbolishedFollowing Geneva Accords of 1954
dissolution of French Indochina
officeCreatedFor administration of the Indochinese Union
coordination of French colonial policy in Indochina
officeHolderOf French Indochina government
linked to: French Indochina
officeScope federation of colonies in Southeast Asia
officialName Gouverneur général de l’Indochine française
partOf French colonial empire
replacedBy High Commissioner of France in South Vietnam
separate national governments of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
residence Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine
role chief executive of the federation of French colonies in Southeast Asia
head of the Indochinese Union administration
highest-ranking colonial official in French Indochina
representative of French authority in Indochina
seat Hanoi
Saigon
startTime 1887
subordinateTo French Minister of Colonies
French Ministry of Overseas France

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French Indochina governingBody Governor-General of French Indochina
Governor-General of French Indochina replacedBy High Commissioner of France in South Vietnam
linked to: Governor-General of French Indochina
Cochinchina colonialAdministration Gouverneur de la Cochinchine
linked to: Governor-General of French Indochina
Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine usedBy Gouverneur général de l’Indochine
linked to: Governor-General of French Indochina
Palais du Gouverneur général de l’Indochine associatedWith Governor-General of French Indochina
Paul Doumer positionHeld Governor-General of French Indochina
Vichy French authorities in Indochina officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment Governor-General of French Indochina