LYAUTEY, LOUIS-HUBERT-GONZALVE


Meaning of LYAUTEY, LOUIS-HUBERT-GONZALVE in English

born Nov. 17, 1854, Nancy, France

died July 21, 1934, Thorey

French soldier and first colonial administrator in Morocco under the protectorate (1912–56).

Early in his career he served in French Indochina, Madagascar, and Algeria. As resident general in Morocco (1912–24), he pacified the colony and advocated the principle of indirect rule.

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