# Pierre Messmer - High Commissioner of French West Africa

URL: https://allhistories.com/senegal/rulers/aof-pierre-messmer
Term: July – 22 December 1958
Number in the list: 40
Dynasty: French West Africa (Governors-General)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Messmer

Pierre Messmer, later Prime Minister of France, was the last High Commissioner of French West Africa, overseeing the 1958 referendum on the French Community and the federation's dissolution. He was High Commissioner of French West Africa from July 1958 to 22 December 1958 according to Wikipedia's list of colonial administrators of French West Africa.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pierre Auguste Michel Marie Lami](https://allhistories.com/senegal/rulers/gov-pierre-auguste-michel-marie-lami)
- Next in list: [Modibo Keïta (Mali Federation)](https://allhistories.com/senegal/rulers/modibo-keita)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1958 - [Senegalese Progressive Union Founded](https://allhistories.com/senegal/timeline/1958-senegalese-progressive-union-founded)
- 1958 - [De Gaulle's Visit to Dakar](https://allhistories.com/senegal/timeline/1958-de-gaulle-s-visit-to-dakar)
- 1958 - [Senegal Votes Yes in the 1958 Referendum](https://allhistories.com/senegal/timeline/1958-senegal-votes-yes-in-the-1958-referendum)
- 1958 - [Republic of Senegal Proclaimed](https://allhistories.com/senegal/timeline/1958-republic-of-senegal-proclaimed)