High Commissioner of the Levant
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The High Commissioner of France in the Levant (French: haut-commissaire de France au Levant; Arabic: المندوب السامي الفرنسي على سورية ولبنان), named after 1941 the General Delegate of Free France in the Levant[1] (French: délégué général de la France libre au Levant[2]), was the highest ranking authority representing France in the French-mandated countries of Syria and Lebanon. Its office was based in Beirut, Lebanon.
List of High Commissioners of France in the Levant
| Portrait | Incumbent | Tenure | Notes |
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Henri Gouraud | 9 October 1919 – 23 Nov 1922 | |
| Robert de Caix | 23 Nov 1922 – 19 April 1923 | Acting | |
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Maxime Weygand | 19 April 1923 – 29 November 1924 | |
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Maurice Sarrail | 29 November 1924 – 23 December 1925 | |
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Henry de Jouvenel | 23 December 1925 – 23 June 1926 | |
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Henri Ponsot | August 1926 – July 1933 | |
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Damien de Martel | 16 July 1933 – January 1939 | |
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Gabriel Puaux | January 1939 – November 1940 | |
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Jean Chiappe | 24 November 1940 – 27 November 1940 | Died on flight to take office. |
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Henri Dentz | 6 December 1940 – 14 June 1941 |
List of General Delegates of Free France in the Levant
| Portrait | Incumbent | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Georges Catroux | 24 June 1941 – 7 June 1943 | He was also Chief of Free French Forces in Levant states. |
| Jean Helleu | 7 June 1943 – 23 November 1943 | ||
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Yves Chataigneau | 23 November 1943 – 23 January 1944 | |
| Étienne Paul-Émile-Marie Beynet | 23 January 1944 – 1 September 1946 |
See also
References
- ^ The Cambridge History of Islam. 1977. p. 580.
- ^ Malsagne, Stéphane (2011). Fouad Chéhab. p. 79.
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