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List of governors-general of French Indochina
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European (as well as Japanese and Chinese) colonial administrators (French: Gouverneurs généraux de l'Indochine française) had historically been responsible for the territory of French Indochina, an area equivalent to modern-day Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and the Chinese city of Zhanjiang.
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Governor-General of French Indochina | |
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Gouverneur de l'Indochine Française (French) Đông Dương tổng thống toàn quyền đại thần (Vietnamese) 東洋總統全權大臣 (chữ Hán) 法屬印度支那總督 (Traditional Chinese) | |
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![]() Vietnamese-style great seal and kiềm ấn of the governor-general of French Indochina[lower-alpha 1] | |
Reports to | Ministry of the Colonies |
Residence | Norodom Palace (1887–1902), Residence of the governor-general of French Indochina in Hanoi, Tonkin (1902–1945) |
Seat | Saigon, French Cochinchina (1887–1902) Hanoi, Tonkin (1902–1945) |
Formation | 16 November 1887 |
First holder | Jean Antoine Ernest Constans |
Final holder | Henri Hoppenot |
Abolished | 21 July 1956 |
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