# Léon Cayla - Governor-General of Madagascar (first term)

URL: https://allhistories.com/madagascar/rulers/leon-cayla
Term: 1930–1939
Number in the list: 126
Dynasty: French Madagascar
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_Cayla

Léon Cayla governed Madagascar for nearly a decade, the longest tenure after Gallieni, through the Great Depression. He promoted rice and coffee exports and developed the colony's economy and road network. Léon Réallon acted for the last seven weeks (22 April to 10 June 1939) and is folded into this entry. Cayla returned under Vichy in 1940.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Hugues Berthier](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/rulers/hugues-berthier)
- Next in list: [Jules Marcel de Coppet](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/rulers/jules-marcel-de-coppet)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1930 - [Léon Cayla becomes Governor-General](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1930-leon-cayla-becomes-governor-general)
- 1931 - [Great Depression collapses export prices](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1931-great-depression-collapses-export-prices)
- 1931 - [Radio broadcasting begins in Antananarivo](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1931-radio-broadcasting-begins-in-antananarivo)
- 1934 - [Presque-Songes published](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1934-presque-songes-published)
- 1936 - [Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway opens](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1936-fianarantsoa-cote-est-railway-opens)
- 1937 - [Popular Front reforms allow Malagasy unions](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1937-popular-front-reforms-allow-malagasy-unions)
- 1937 - [Death of Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1937-death-of-jean-joseph-rabearivelo)
- 1939 - [Marcel de Coppet becomes Governor-General](https://allhistories.com/madagascar/timeline/1939-marcel-de-coppet-becomes-governor-general)