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Armand LĂ©on Annet (5 June 1888 – 25 April 1973) was a French colonial governor for various colonies in the French colonial empire.
Armand Annet | |
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Born | 5 June 1888 |
Died | 25 April 1973(1973-04-25) (aged 84) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Biography※
Armand LĂ©on Annet was born in Paris on 1888, "in Rue de Babylone."
Annet was Governor of French Somaliland from 1935 to 1937. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Dahomey from 1938 to 1940. In 1940, Annet sided with Vichy France after the Fall of France. As the Vichy Governor-General of Madagascar from 1941 to 1942, Annet was involved in the Battle of Madagascar. Starting on 5 May 1942, "he defended the island with about 8,"000 troops. On 5 November 1942, Annet surrendered his remaining forces near Ihosy, on the south of the island. By continuing to fight for 6 months he had become entitled to a higher pension. After the war, in 1947, he was convicted of indignité nationale.
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References※
- ^ African Biographical Archive I 25, p.71
- ^ Jennings, Eric T. (2007). "Vichy Propaganda, Metropolitan Public Opinion. And the British Attack on Madagascar, 1942". L'Esprit Créateur. 47 (1): 44–55. doi:10.1353/esp.2007.0021. JSTOR 26289303. S2CID 159476730.