# Ernest Roume - Governor-General of French West Africa

URL: https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/ernest-roume-1902
Reign: 15 Mar 1902 – 15 Dec 1907
Number in the list: 47
Dynasty: French West Africa
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors-general_of_French_West_Africa

Principal (non-acting) holder per Wikipedia; gaps between holders are acting heads not listed here. Mauritania's lieutenant governors reported to this office.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Noël Ballay](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/noel-ballay-1900)
- Next in list: [Sheikh Sa'd Bu (Sidi Ould Deid)](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/sheikh-sa-d-bu-sidi-ould-deid-1903)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1902 - [Dakar Replaces Saint-Louis as Federal Capital](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1902-dakar-replaces-saint-louis-as-federal-capital)
- 1902 - [French Protectorate Declared over Trarza](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1902-french-protectorate-declared-over-trarza)
- 1903 - [Ahmadou Bamba's Exile in Mauritania](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1903-ahmadou-bamba-s-exile-in-mauritania)
- 1903 - [French Occupation of Trarza, Brakna and Tagant](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1903-french-occupation-of-trarza-brakna-and-tagant)
- 1903 - [Coppolani Appointed Commandant of the Mauritanian Territory](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1903-coppolani-appointed-commandant-of-the-mauritanian-territory)
- 1904 - [Civil Territory of Mauritania Created](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1904-civil-territory-of-mauritania-created)
- 1904 - [Ma al-Aynayn Proclaims Jihad against the French](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1904-ma-al-aynayn-proclaims-jihad-against-the-french)
- 1905 - [French Declaration of the End of Slavery](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1905-french-declaration-of-the-end-of-slavery)
- 1905 - [Killing of Coppolani at Tidjikja](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1905-killing-of-coppolani-at-tidjikja)
- 1906 - [Moroccan Expedition and the Battle of Nimlane](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1906-moroccan-expedition-and-the-battle-of-nimlane)
- 1906 - [Founding of Port-Étienne (Nouadhibou)](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1906-founding-of-port-etienne-nouadhibou)
- 1907 - [Gouraud Takes Command in Mauritania](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1907-gouraud-takes-command-in-mauritania)