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Félix Éboué

1884 - 1944

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Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (French: [adɔlf silvɛstʁ feliks ebwe]; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French colonial administrator and early adherent to the Free French Movement. He was the first black French man appointed to a high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of Guadeloupe in 1936. As governor of Chad (part of French Equatorial Africa) during most of World War II, he helped build support for Charles de Gaulle's Free French in 1940, leading to broad electoral support for the Gaullist faction after the war. He supported educated Africans and placed more in the colonial administration, as well as supporting preservation of African culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Félix Éboué is the 11,456th most popular politician (down from 10,849th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from French Guiana and the most popular Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Félix Éboué ranks 11,456 out of 19,576. Before him are Gisulf II of Friuli, Katherine Karađorđević, Theodor Oberländer, Marco Cornaro, Victor Marijnen, and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin. After him are Commius, Jen Psaki, Alof de Wignacourt, Horace Mann, Caspar Weinberger, and Konstantinos Demertzis.

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Among people born in 1884, Félix Éboué ranks 112. Before him are George David Birkhoff, Henri Queuille, Arnaud Denjoy, Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk, Maciej Rataj, and Roy Chapman Andrews. After him are Sekula Drljević, Frank Waller, Ludowika Jakobsson, Solomon Lefschetz, Dénes Kőnig, and Evelyn Nesbit. Among people deceased in 1944, Félix Éboué ranks 184. Before him are George David Birkhoff, Alois Musil, Árpád Weisz, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, Leone Ginzburg, and Itzhak Katzenelson. After him are Lubor Niederle, Hendrikus Colijn, Stefan Rowecki, Liviu Rebreanu, Alexandre Villaplane, and Divna Veković.

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In French Guiana

Among people born in French Guiana, Félix Éboué ranks 3 out of 19. Before him are Henri Salvador (1917), and Florent Malouda (1980). After him are Christiane Taubira (1952), Raoul Diagne (1910), Léon Damas (1912), Mike Maignan (1995), Claude Dambury (1971), Eric Garcia (null), Jean-Clair Todibo (1999), Cyrille Regis (1958), and Jean-Claude Darcheville (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In French Guiana

Among politicians born in French Guiana, Félix Éboué ranks 1. After him are Christiane Taubira (1952).

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