Alphonse Choteau
Alphonse Paul Albert Choteau (born May 28, 1883 in Marly-le-Roi , † May 29, 1936 in Réunion ) was a French colonial administrator. He was governor of Niger , Guadeloupe and Réunion.
Life
Alphonse Choteau attended the École coloniale in Paris . In 1906 he started working for the colonial administration in French West Africa . He participated in the First World War as an infantry officer. As the successor to Jules Brévié , he was appointed governor of the colony of Niger, which belongs to French West Africa, in 1930. In the same year he was appointed governor of Guadeloupe. He held this office until 1934 when he became governor of Réunion. On the occasion of the parliamentary elections of 1936 there were violent riots with several dead. Choteau was last seriously ill and died the day after his 53rd birthday. His remains were transferred to Valenciennes .
Honors
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alphonse Paul Albert Choteau . Website mi-aime-a-ou.com, accessed February 3, 2013.
- ^ Revue diplomatique, politique, coloniale, littéraire et financière . 1936, p. 51.
- ↑ Edmond Séré de Rivières: Histoire du Niger . Berger-Levrault, Paris 1965, p. 266.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Choteau, Alphonse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Choteau, Alphonse Paul Albert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French colonial administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marly-le-Roi |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1936 |
| Place of death | Reunion |