Félix Éboué
Félix Éboué | |
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Éboué, pictured c. 1944 | |
| Governor of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 1936 – 1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Pronunciation | French: [adɔlf silvɛstʁ feli ebwe] |
| Born | Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué 26 December 1884 Cayenne, French Guiana |
| Died | 17 March 1944 (aged 59) Cairo, Egypt |
| Resting place | Panthéon, Paris, France 48°50′46″N 2°20′45″E / 48.84611°N 2.34583°E |
| Spouse | Eugénie Éboué-Tell (1889–1971) |
| Relations | Léopold Sédar Senghor (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | École nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer |
| Allegiance | Free France |
Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (French: [adɔlf silvɛstʁ feliks ebwe]; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French colonial administrator and early adherent to the Free French Movement. He was the first black French man appointed to a high post in the French colonies, when appointed as Governor of Guadeloupe in 1936.
As governor of Chad (part of French Equatorial Africa) during most of World War II, he helped build support for Charles de Gaulle's Free French in 1940, leading to broad electoral support for the Gaullist faction after the war.
He supported educated Africans and placed more in the colonial administration, as well as supporting preservation of African culture. He was the first black person to be buried in the Pantheon in Paris.