Colonial heads of Central Africa
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[edit] List of the Colonial Heads of Upper Oubangui and the region becoming the Central African Republic
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 10 February 1894 to 13 July 1894 | Eugène Decazes, Director | |
| Upper Oubangui (Haut-Oubangui) | ||
| 13 July 1894 to 20 October 1894 | Eugène Decazes, Commissioner | |
| 20 October 1894 to 1897 | Victor Liotard, Commissioner | |
| 1897 to 1900 | Victor Liotard, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 1900 to 29 December 1903 | Adolphe Cureau, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| Upper Oubangui (Oubangui-Chari) | ||
| 29 December 1903 to May 1904 | Adolphe Cureau, Lieutenant-Governor | (contd.) |
| May 1904 to 22 August 1905 | Alphonse Iaeck, acting Governor-Delegate | |
| 22 August 1905 to 16 February 1906 | Victor Emmanuel Merlet, acting Governor-Delegate | |
| 16 February 1906 to 4 April 1906 | Louis Paul Émile Lamy, Governor-Delegate | |
| 4 April 1906 to 28 February 1909 | Émile Merwart, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 28 February 1909 to 15 January 1910 | Lucien Fourneau, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 15 January 1910 | Incorporated into French Equatorial Africa | |
| 15 January 1910 to 5 August 1910 | Lucien Fourneau, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 5 August 1910 to 10 June 1911 | Paul Pierre Adam, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 10 June 1911 to 24 November 1913 | Frédéric Estèbe, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 24 November 1913 to 12 October 1916 | Pierre Pascal Marie Georges Adam, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 12 October 1916 to 17 July 1917 | Victor Emmanuel Merlet, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 17 July 1917 to 16 May 1919 | Auguste Lamblin, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 16 May 1919 to 22 October 1929 | Auguste Lamblin, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 22 October 1929 to 30 October 1930 | Georges David Pierre Marie Prouteaux, acting Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 30 October 1930 to 17 August 1934 | Adolphe Deitte, Lieutenant-Governor | |
| 17 August 1934 to 21 May 1935 | Adolphe Deitte, Governor-Delegate | |
| 21 May 1935 to 24 October 1936 | Richard Brunot, Governor-Delegate | |
| 24 October 1936 to 28 March 1939 | Max de Masson de Saint-Félix, Governor | |
| 28 March 1939 to 15 July 1941 | Pierre de Saint-Mart, acting Governor | |
| 15 July 1941 to 30 May 1942 | Pierre de Saint-Mart, Governor | |
| 30 May 1942 to 30 July 1942 | André Latrille, Governor | |
| 30 July 1942 to 3 April 1946 | Henri Sautot, Governor | |
| 3 April 1946 to 27 October 1946 | Jean Victor Louis Joseph Chalvet, Governor | |
| French overseas territory | ||
| 27 October 1946 to 5 April 1948 | Jean Victor Louis Joseph Chalvet, Governor | (contd.) |
| 5 April 1948 to 1 December 1948 | Jean Mauberna, acting Governor | |
| 1 December 1948 to 27 January 1949 | Auguste Léon Valentin Even, acting Governor | 1st Term |
| 27 January 1949 to 4 January 1950 | Pierre Jean Marie Delteil, Governor | |
| 4 January 1950 to 10 March 1950 | Auguste Léon Valentin Even, acting Governor | 2nd Term |
| 10 March 1950 to 9 July 1951 | Ignace Colombani, Governor | |
| 9 July 1951 to 19 October 1951 | Pierre Jean Raynier, acting Governor | |
| 19 October 1951 to 16 February 1954 | Aimé Grimald, Governor | |
| 16 February 1954 to 1957 | Louis Sanmarco, Governor | |
| 1957 to 29 January 1958 | Louis Sanmarco, High Commissioner | |
| 29 January 1958 to 1 December 1958 | Paul Bordier, High Commissioner | |
| Central African Republic | autonomous | |
| 1 December 1958 to 14 August 1960 | Paul Bordier, High Commissioner | (contd.) |
| 14 August 1960 | Independence as Central African Republic | |
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
