Armand Léon Annet (5 June 1888 – 25 April 1973[1]) was a French colonial governor for various colonies in the French colonial empire.
Armand Annet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1888 |
| Died | 25 April 1973 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Biography
Armand Léon 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.[2] 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.