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Étienne Richaud

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Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud in Martigues (France)
Monument to the memory of Étienne Richaud, detail

Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud (French pronunciation: [etjɛn ɑ̃twan ɡijom ʁiʃo]), born on January 11, 1841, in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) and died on May 31, 1889, in the Bay of Bengal, was the Principal private secretary of the Minister of Commerce Maurice Rouvier (Gambetta's Ministry), Governor of La Réunion, Governor General for Inde française in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.

Titles held

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Government offices
Preceded by Governor-General of French India
October 1884–1886
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor General of French Indochina
22 April 1888–30 May 1889
Succeeded by