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Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (1854 - 1934), made Marshal of France in 1921, was the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925.
He was Military Governor of French Morocco from 4 August 1907 to 28 April, 1912, and Resident-General of French Morocco from April 28, 1912 to 25 August, 1925.
He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1912.
He was French Minister of War from December 12, 1916 to March 14, 1917.
Miscellaneous
The town of Kenitra was called "Port Lyautey" for a while, after him.
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