# Paul Béchard - Governor-General of French West Africa

URL: https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/paul-bechard-1948
Reign: 27 Jan 1948 – 24 May 1951
Number in the list: 96
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: [René Victor Marie Barthes](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/rene-victor-marie-barthes-1946)
- Next in list: [Bernard Cornut-Gentille](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/rulers/bernard-cornut-gentille-1952)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1948 - [Founding of the Mauritanian Progressive Union](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1948-founding-of-the-mauritanian-progressive-union)
- 1951 - [The 1951 Election Ousts Horma Ould Babana](https://allhistories.com/mauritania/timeline/1951-the-1951-election-ousts-horma-ould-babana)