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1459:Louis Lépine
1454:Auguste Loze
1449:Jules Cambon
1444:Louis Tirman
1439:Albert Grévy
1359:Viala Charon
1174:Muhammad III
1143:Deli Ibrahim
1073:Ismail Pasha
975:Rizvan Pasha
925:Djafar Pasha
915:Ramdan Pasha
906:Mehmet Pasha
877:Yahyia Pasha
686:Abu Thabid I
666:Abu Zayyan I
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79:Succeeded by
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1710:1969 deaths
1705:1877 births
1644:Rabah Bitat
1584:Raoul Salan
1474:Paul Révoil
1277:(1830–1962)
1259:Hussein Dey
1219:Mustapha II
1214:Sidi Hassan
1199:Muhammad IV
1189:Ibrahim III
1162:(1710–1830)
1103:Baba Hassan
1083:Ramadan Aga
1053:Murad Pasha
1033:Ali Bitchin
1019:Murat Pasha
1005:Hizir Pasha
940:Hızır Pasha
857:Hasan Corso
842:Hasan Pasha
837:Hadji Pasha
815:(1517–1710)
741:Abu Malek I
671:Abu Hammu I
649:(1235–1556)
569:(in French)
374:Henri Dentz
343:Free France
336:Jean Decoux
247:World War I
243:French Army
214:World War I
176:French Army
84:Jean Helleu
69:Henri Dentz
64:Preceded by
1699:Categories
1609:Presidents
1594:Jean Morin
1209:Muhammad V
1194:Ibrahim IV
1179:Abdy Pasha
1088:Shaban Aga
1078:Khalil Aga
852:Salah Rais
832:Hasan Agha
781:Abu Muh II
427:References
407:Guy Mollet
400:Mohammed V
366:Circassian
204:19th Corps
162:Allegiance
110:1877-01-29
1269:Governors
1244:Omar Agha
721:Abu Muh I
510:162702460
457:The Times
402:in 1955.
368:cavalry).
288:and then
281:in 1896.
185:1898–1961
54:In office
1664:Ali Kafi
1224:Ahmed II
985:Hasan IV
575:Archived
376:and the
354:Damascus
328:Japanese
324:Far East
307:and the
200:Commands
142:, France
1611:of the
1229:Ali III
1093:Ali Aga
596:of the
592:in the
382:Algeria
305:Algeria
301:Morocco
290:Lyautey
267:Limoges
116:Limoges
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1204:Ali II
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309:Levant
166:France
147:Awards
124:France
1249:Ali V
1169:Ali I
506:S2CID
332:Vichy
140:Paris
1157:the
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