# Joseph-François Reste (1936–1939) - Governor-General of French Equatorial Africa

URL: https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/rulers/joseph-francois-reste-1936
Tenure: 5 April 1936 – 21 April 1939
Number in the list: 52
Born-Died: 1879 - 1976
Dynasty: French Congo / French Equatorial Africa
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors-general_of_French_Equatorial_Africa

Joseph-François Reste served as governor-General of French Equatorial Africa, 5 April 1936 – 21 April 1939 (second time). Dieudonné François Joseph Marie Reste, a former governor of Ivory Coast, governed the federation in the Popular Front period, when it again became a federation of territories (1937). The Governor-General, seated at Brazzaville, headed French Equatorial Africa, the federation of Gabon, Middle Congo, Ubangi-Shari and Chad created in 1908–1910.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Jean Marchessou (1935–1936)](https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/rulers/jean-marchessou-1935)
- Next in list: [Léon Solomiac](https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/rulers/leon-solomiac)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1936 - [Popular Front Reforms in AEF](https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/timeline/1936-popular-front-reforms-in-aef)
- 1937 - [First African Council Elections](https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/timeline/1937-first-african-council-elections)
- 1939 - [AEF Enters the Second World War](https://allhistories.com/republic-of-the-congo/timeline/1939-aef-enters-the-second-world-war)