General Resident

In the context of colonialism, general resident denotes an office at the head of the advisory staff appointed by the colonial power to a protectorate . As a rule, there were further residencies at the sub-national level .

France

→ Main article : General Resident (France)

France had had general residents in its African and Asian protectorates since the late 19th century. The latter offices (also referred to here as Résident supérieur ) continued after several protectorates were combined to form the colony of French Indochina under one governor-general .

Great Britain

Great Britain had a total of four General Residents for its protectorate areas on the Malay Peninsula between 1896 and 1911 . The seat of the General President was Singapore .

Japan

The Japanese Empire introduced the office of General Resident in Korea ( Chōsen ) in 1905 , which was held by three officials until 1910:

• Itō Hirobumi
• Sone Arasuke
• Terauchi Masatake

Terauchi became the first governor general of Korea after the annexation of Korea in 1910 .

See also : Korea under Japanese rule

Belgium

In Rwanda-Urundi , Belgium had a general resident until 1962 after the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. The sole official was Jean-Paul Harroy , who had previously been Governor General of the Belgian Congo.