Joost van Vollenhoven (Governor General)
Joost van Vollenhoven (born July 21, 1877 in Rotterdam , † July 20, 1918 in Montgobert , France ) was a French officer and colonial clerk who came from the Dutch patrician family van Vollenhoven .
At the age of 22 - his family lived as colonists in Algeria - he was naturalized as a French. He graduated from the École coloniale in Paris with Maurice Bourgine . He became Governor General of French Indochina and was Governor General of French West Africa from 1917 until his death . He is best known for his resistance to further raising of African troops in French West Africa.
Web links
Commons : Joost van Vollenhoven - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Newspaper article about Joost van Vollenhoven in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
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| SURNAME | Vollenhoven, Joost van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French officer and Governor General of French Indochina and Governor General of French West Africa (1917-1918) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 1918 |
| Place of death | Montgobert , France |