Ernest Roume

Ernest Nestor Roume
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 (1858-06-12)12 June 1858
Marseilles, France
Died 1941
Nationality French

Ernest Nestor Roume (12 July 1858 - 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 1914-1917.[1]

References

  1. 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

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