Marie Jules Dupré
French colonial administrator (1813-1881) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie-Jules Dupré (25 November 1813 – 8 February 1881) was a French admiral. He was governor of Réunion from 1865 to 1869 under the Second French Empire, and governor of Cochinchina from 1871 to 1874 under the French Third Republic. He negotiated a treaty with the Emperor of Vietnam that opened up the country to French commerce and ceded territory in the south to France.
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Marie Jules Dupré | |
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Governor of Réunion de 1865 à 1869 | |
In office 4 January 1865 – 23 October 1869 | |
Preceded by | Rodolphe Darricau |
Succeeded by | Louis Hippolyte de Lormel |
Governor of Cochinchina | |
In office 1 April 1871 – 15 March 1874 | |
Preceded by | René de Cornulier-Lucinière |
Succeeded by | Jules François Émile Krantz |
Personal details | |
Born | (1813-11-25)25 November 1813 Albi, Tarn |
Died | 8 February 1881(1881-02-08) (aged 67) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Naval officer |
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