Ernest Roume
Ernest Nestor Roume (12 July 1858 – 16 April 1941) was a French colonial administrator and a governor of French West Africa from 15 March 1902 to 15 December 1907, and governor of French Indochina from 1915-1916.[1]
Ernest Nestor Roume | |
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| Governor General of French Indochina | |
| In office 3 March 1915 – 22 May 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Joost van Vollenhoven |
| Succeeded by | Jean-François dit Eugène Charles |
| Governor General of French West Africa | |
| In office 15 March 1902 – 15 December 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Noël Ballay |
| Succeeded by | William Merlaud-Ponty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1858 Marseilles, France |
| Died | 16 April 1941 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | French |
References
- Conklin, Alice L. (1997), "Ernest Roume and the Reorganization of the Government General 1902–1904", A Mission to Civilize: The Republican Idea of Empire in France and West Africa, 1895-1930 (illustrated ed.), Stanford University Press, p. 40, ISBN 9780804729994
Further reading
- Paul E. Lovejoy et A.S. Kanya-Forstner (dir.), Slavery and its abolition in French West Africa : the official reports of G. Poulet, E. Roume, and G. Deherme, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994, p. 206 ISBN 0942615220
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