Marcel Treich-Laplène

Marcel Treich-Laplene (June 24, 1860 in

Ussel, Corrèze Ussel (; oc, Ussèl) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Its inhabitants are called Ussellois. Location The community of Ussel is located in the Massif central on the foothills of the plateau de Millevaches. The city it ...

, France – March 9, 1890 in

Grand Bassam Grand-Bassam () is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Bassam Department; it is also a commune. During the late 19th century, Grand-Bassam was briefly the French colonial c ...

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

) was the first explorer of Côte d'Ivoire and its first colonial administrator. Pg211 M

{{DEFAULTSORT:Treich-Laplene, Marcel 1860 births 1890 deaths History of Ivory Coast French explorers French colonial governors and administrators People from Ussel