Félix Éboué
Félix Éboué | |
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Éboué, pictured c. 1944 | |
| Governor General of French Equatorial Africa | |
| In office 11 August 1941 – 15 February 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Edgard de Larminat |
| Succeeded by | André Bayardelle |
| Governor of Chad | |
| In office 1938–1940 | |
| Acting Governor of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 1936–1938 | |
| Secretary-General of Martinique | |
| In office 1933–1934 | |
| Personal details | |
| Pronunciation | French: [adɔlf silvɛstʁ feliks ebwe] |
| Born | Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué 26 December 1884 |
| Died | 17 March 1944 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris, France 48°50′46″N 2°20′45″E / 48.84611°N 2.34583°E |
| Party | SFIO |
| Spouse | Eugénie Éboué-Tell (1889–1971) |
| Relations | Léopold Sédar Senghor (son-in-law) |
| Education | Lycée Montaigne |
| Alma mater | École nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Allegiance | Free France |
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Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (French: [adɔlf silvɛstʁ feliks ebwe]; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French colonial administrator. He was the first black French man appointed to a high post in the French colonies, when appointed acting governor of Guadeloupe in 1936. As governor of Chad in 1940, he was early and exceptional in supporting Charles de Gaulle's Free French movement, and was influential in the calling and the conduct of the 1944 Brazzaville Conference on colonial reform. He supported educated Africans and placed more in the colonial administration, as well as supporting preservation of African culture. He was the first black person to be buried in the Panthéon in Paris.