Pierre Boisson

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Pierre Boisson
Boisson, c. 1940
High-Commissioner for French Africa Governor-General of French West Africa
In office 25 June 1940 – 13 July 1943
Preceded by	Léon Cayla
Succeeded by	Pierre Cournarie
Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa
In office 3 September 1939 – 28 August 1940
Preceded by	Joseph-François Reste
Succeeded by	Félix Éboué
Personal details
Born	(1894-06-19)19 June 1894 Saint-Launeuc, Cotes du Nord, Second French Empire
Died	20 July 1948(1948-07-20) (aged 54) Chatou, Ile-de-France, France

Pierre François Boisson (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ fʁɑ̃swa bwasɔ̃]; 19 June 1894 – 20 July 1948) was a senior French civil servant, colonial administrator, and the Governor General of French Equatorial Africa (AEF) and French West Africa (AOF). His diplomatic career included two terms where he reigned as Governor-General of the AOF and one term as Governor-General of the AEF. During his second reign over these territories, he is remembered for assuming the role of High Commissioner to Vichy France.^[1] His diplomatic actions were met with strong condemnation from the French Resistance. These attitudes significantly aroused negative French public sentiment after the war until his death. As such, Boisson's legacy is significantly tainted by his decision to surrender French colonial control to Vichy administrative forces.