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Noël Ballay

1847–1902 · 19th century

Noël Ballay was a French physician, explorer and colonial administrator. He accompanied Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza's expeditions in the Ogooué and Congo region from 1875, then served as lieutenant-governor of Gabon and from 1890 as the first governor of French Guinea, making Conakry its capital. He died at Saint-Louis in 1902 while governor-general of French West Africa.

Noël Ballay
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