Eboué, Félix, 1884-1944

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Name (Hebrew)
אבואה, פליקס, 1884-1944
Name (Latin)
Eboué, Félix, 1884-1944
Other forms of name
nna Eboué, Adolphe Félix Sylvestre, 1884-1944
Date of birth
1884
Date of death
1944
Associated country
Central African Republic
Chad
France
French Guiana
Field of activity
France--Colonies--Administration
Occupation
Statesmen
Colonial administrators
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 66476493
Wikidata: Q989568
Library of congress: n 85126762
Sources of Information
  • Castor, E. Félix Eboué, c1984:title page (Félix Eboué)
  • Hommages à Victor Schoelcher (1804-1893), 1944?:title page (Félix Éboué (1884-1944); Gouverneur Général des Colonies, Officier de la Légion d'Honneur, premier résistant de la France d'Outre-Mer) page 13 (b. in Cayenne, Guyane française, 26 Dec. 1884; after baccalaureat at Collège de Cayenne he enrolled at Faculté de Droit, the Ecole Coloniale, and the école des Langues Orientales; as a young administrator he went to Oubangui-Chari [Central African Republic]) page 15 (assigned to the Antilles; named governor of Chad in 1936) page 17 (resisted Vichy threats and supported De Gaulle; was named by de Gaulle, governor general of the AEF on Oct. 27, 1940, in Brazzaville; d. 17 May 1944 in the French hospital in Cairo)
  • Castor, E. Félix Eboué, c1984:t.p. (Félix Eboué)
  • LC data base 9/4/85(hdg.: Eboué, Adolphe Félix Sylvestre, 1884-1944; usage: Félix Eboué)
  • Gr. Larousse(Eboué, Félix)