Jean Decoux | |
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![]() Decoux in 1919 | |
Born | Bordeaux, France | 5 May 1884
Died | 21 October 1963 Paris, France | (aged 79)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | French Navy |
Years of service | 1901–1949 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces in the Far East |
Governor-General of French Indochina | |
In office 25 June 1940 – 9 March 1945 | |
Preceded by | Georges Catroux |
Succeeded by | Yuitsu Tsuchihashi (Japanese occupation) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Union of Independent and Republican Nationals (1951) |
Jean Decoux (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə)ku]; 5 May 1884 – 21 October 1963) was a French Navy admiral who was the Governor-General of French Indochina from July 1940 to 9 March 1945, representing the Vichy French government.
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