Armand Léon Annet
Armand Léon Annet (born June 5, 1888 in Paris , † April 25, 1973 ibid) was a French colonial official who headed various French colonies in Africa as governor .
Life
Annet was first from December 20, 1935 to May 1, 1937 governor of French Somaliland (now Djibouti ). From June 1, 1938 to August 27, 1940 he was appointed governor of Dahomey . After the fall of France in 1940, he sided with the Philippe Pétain government . On December 11, 1940, he was appointed Governor General of Madagascar , replacing Léon Cayla . From May to November 1942 he defended the colony with about 8,000 men unsuccessfully against the British, who took the island during Operation Ironclad to forestall the Japanese . On November 5, 1942, Annet surrendered near Ihosy , while there were still French troops in isolated places on the island who resisted until November 1943. After the surrender, he and his staff were taken aboard the Orduna sailing from Toamasina to Durban . When he arrived in South Africa, he was interned in Zefonstein , a small town near Johannesburg. On October 21, 1944, he was brought to Casablanca .
His autobiography Aux heures troublees de l'Afrique française 1939–1943 was published in 1952.
Individual evidence
- ↑ AfBA I 25, p. 71.
- ↑ Governors and Presidents of Djibouti at www.worldstatesmen.org , accessed May 24, 2011.
- ↑ Governors and Presidents of Benin at www.worldstatesmen.org , accessed May 24, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Annet, Armand Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician and governor of various colonies of the French colonial empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1973 |
| Place of death | Paris |