Louis Sanmarco

Louis Sanmarco (April 7, 1912 – October 9, 2009) was a French colonial administrator of Italian origin. He served as the governor of the colony of Ubangi-Shari from 1954 until 1957, and served as Governor of Gabon from 29 January 1958 to 28 November 1958. As Governor of Gabon, he pushed for the incorporation of Gabon into France as an overseas department.[1] He then served as High Commissioner of Gabon from 1958 to 1959. He was born in Martigues and died in Paris.

Louis Sanmarco
Personal details
Born(1912-04-07)7 April 1912
Martigues, France
Died9 October 2009(2009-10-09) (aged 97)
Paris, France'

References
  1. Lawrence, Adria K. (2013). Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-107-03709-0.


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