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Jules Marcel de Coppet (18 May 1881 in Paris – 31 August 1968 in
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, France) was a French colonial administrator stationed in several countries in Africa before becoming
governor-general Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
of
French West Africa French West Africa (french: Afrique-Occidentale française, ) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burki ...
. He was also a significant figure in the French intellectual and literary life of his time, close to André Gide and especially Roger Martin du Gard, whose daughter he married.


Biography

Coppet was governor of the colony of
Dahomey The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...
from 1933 until 1934. From 7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935, he governed
French Somaliland French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...
. Succeeding Jules Brévié, he became
governor-general Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
of
French West Africa French West Africa (french: Afrique-Occidentale française, ) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burki ...
on September 27, 1936, and retained the position until July 14, 1938. Upon his departure, Léon Geismar took over for a few months until the arrival of
Pierre Boisson Pierre François Boisson (19 June 1894 – 20 July 1948) was a senior French civil servant, colonial administrator, and the Governor General of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) and French West Africa (AOF). His diplomatic career included two term ...
. He also oversaw the creation of an encyclopedia devoted to Madagascar which was published in 1947.


See also

* History of Benin *
List of colonial heads of Côte d'Ivoire List of the colonial governors of French Ivory Coast, French Ivory Coast−''Côte d'Ivoire'', a colony in former French West Africa. Colonial governors *Dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office. See also

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*
List of colonial heads of French Sénégal See also * Timeline of Saint-Louis, Senegal References Rulers.org: Senegal*Lucie Gallistel Colvin. Historical Dictionary of Senegal. Scarecrow Press/ Metuchen. NJ–London (1981) pp. 81–98 (Table 10). {{Former French colonies Sen ...
*
List of colonial heads of Chad (Dates in ''italics'' indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) For continuation after independence, ''see: ''President of Chad See also *Chad **Heads of state of Chad **Heads of government of Chad *Lists of office-holders {{DEFAULTSORT: ...
* List of colonial governors of Dahomey *
List of colonial heads of Djibouti (French Somaliland) The following is a list of governors of French Somaliland and French Territory of the Afars and the Issas from 1884 to 1977. They administered the territory on behalf of the French Republic. List Complete list of governors of French Somal ...
* History of Madagascar


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List of governor generals of French West Africa

List of governor generals of French West Africa from 1895 to 1920
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coppet, Jules Marcel de 1881 births 1968 deaths French colonial governors and administrators Governors of French West Africa Colonial Governors of French Madagascar French colonial governors of Mauritania French people in French Dahomey