List of colonial governors of Togo facts for kids

Togoland (bordered in red), 1905.

French Togoland (pale purple) and British Togoland (pale green).

This article tells you about the people who were in charge of Togo when it was a colony. A "colony" means a country or area controlled by another, more powerful country. Togo was ruled by different European countries over time.

First, it was under the control of the German Empire and was called Togoland. Then, during World War I, soldiers from other countries (the Allies) took over. After the war, Togo was split into two parts. One part, called French Togoland, was managed by France. The other part, British Togoland, was managed by the United Kingdom. These parts were called "mandates" and later "trust territories" by international groups like the League of Nations and the United Nations. This list shows the leaders who governed Togo during all these different periods.

Leaders of Colonial Togo

(Dates in italic mean the person continued their job even if it wasn't officially announced yet.)

German Togoland Leaders

Time in Office	Picture	Leader's Name	What They Did
5 July 1884 to 6 July 1884		Gustav Nachtigal, Commissioner	He was a special representative for German West Africa.
6 July 1884 to 26 June 1885		Heinrich Randad [de], Temporary Consul
26 June 1885 to May 1887		Ernst Falkenthal [de], Commissioner
July 1887 to 17 October 1888		Jesko von Puttkamer, Acting Commissioner	He was in charge temporarily for the first time.
17 October 1888 to 14 April 1891		Eugen von Zimmerer, Commissioner
14 April 1891 to 4 June 1892		Markus Graf von Pfeil, Acting Commissioner
4 June 1892 to 17 November 1893		Jesko von Puttkamer, Commissioner	His second time as Commissioner.
17 November 1893 to 13 August 1895		Jesko von Puttkamer, State Captain
18 November 1895 to 18 April 1898		August Köhler [de], State Captain
18 April 1898 to 20 January 1902		August Köhler [de], Governor
20 January 1902 to 27 July 1905		Woldemar Horn [de], Governor	He was acting Governor until December 1, 1902.
27 July 1905 to 7 November 1910		Julius von Zech auf Neuhofen [de], Governor
7 November 1910 to 19 June 1912		Edmund Brückner [de], Governor	He was acting Governor until March 31, 1911.
19 June 1912 to 31 August 1914		Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Governor	He was a member of a royal family.
August 1914		Hans Georg von Doering, Acting Governor	He was temporarily in charge for Adolf Friedrich.
(31 August 1914)	Great Britain and France took control of the area.
4 September 1916	Germany officially gave up the territory to the countries that took it over.

Leaders During Allied Occupation

Time in Office	Picture	Leader's Name	What They Did
26 August 1914 to 4 September 1916		Gaston Léopold Joseph Fourn [fr], Military Administrator	He was in charge of the military rule. Later, he became the Commissioner of French Togoland.

Leaders of French Togoland

Time in Office	Picture	Leader's Name	What They Did
French-Controlled Area
4 September 1916 to 27 April 1917		Gaston Léopold Joseph Fourn [fr], Commissioner	He had been the Military Administrator before this.
27 April 1917 to 31 January 1922		Alfred Louis Woelffel, Commissioner
30 November 1920 to 1921		Pierre Benjamin Victor Sasias, Acting Commissioner	He was temporarily in charge for Woelffel, first time.
26 January 1922 to 31 January 1922			Acting for Woelffel, second time.
31 January 1922 to 20 July 1922		Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère, Commissioner
French Togoland (under League of Nations mandate)
20 July 1922 to 27 December 1931		Paul Auguste François Bonnecarrère, Commissioner	He was acting Commissioner until December 22, 1922.
27 December 1931 to 18 October 1933		Robert Paul Marie de Guise, Commissioner
18 October 1933 to 7 May 1934		Léon Charles Adolphe Pêtre, Acting Commissioner
7 May 1934 to 1 January 1935		Maurice Léon Bourgine, Commissioner
1 January 1935 to 25 September 1936		Léon Geismar, Commissioner
25 September 1936 to 1 January 1941		Michel Lucien Montagné, Commissioner
1 January 1941 to 19 November 1941		Léonce Joseph Delpech, Commissioner	He was acting Commissioner until August 28, 1941.
19 November 1941 to 12 April 1942		Jean-François de Saint-Alary, Commissioner
12 April 1942 to 31 August 1943		Pierre Jean André Saliceti, Commissioner
31 August 1943 to 10 January 1944		Albert Mercadier, Acting Commissioner
10 January 1944 to 13 December 1946		Jean Noutary, Commissioner	He was acting Commissioner until November 4, 1944.
French Togoland (under United Nations trust territory)
13 December 1946 to 8 March 1948		Jean Noutary, Commissioner
8 March 1948 to 20 September 1951		Jean Henri Arsène Cédile, Commissioner
20 September 1951 to 25 April 1952		Yves Jean Digo, Commissioner
25 April 1952 to 3 February 1955		Laurent Elysée Péchoux, Commissioner
3 February 1955 to 21 September 1956		Jean Louis Philippe Bérard, Commissioner	He was acting Commissioner until August 6, 1955.
21 September 1956 to 23 March 1957		Jean Louis Philippe Bérard, High Commissioner
23 March 1957 to June 1957		Joseph Édouard Georges Marie Rigal, Acting High Commissioner
June 1957 to 27 April 1960		Georges Léon Spénale, High Commissioner
27 April 1960	Togo became an independent country, the Togolese Republic.

For leaders after Togo became independent, see: List of presidents of Togo

Leaders of British Togoland

Time in Office	Picture	Leader's Name	What They Did
27 December 1916 to 30 September 1920		the governors of Gold Coast	This area was directly managed by the Gold Coast colony.
30 September 1920 to 11 October 1923		Francis Walter Fillon Jackson, Administrator
11 October 1923 to 6 March 1957		the governors of Gold Coast	This area was again directly managed by the Gold Coast colony.
6 March 1957	British Togoland became part of independent Ghana.

For leaders after Ghana became independent, see: List of heads of state of Ghana

See also

• List of presidents of Togo
• List of prime ministers of Togo
• History of Togo
• Politics of Togo