1. Hippolyte Laroche was a French naval officer, colonial administrator and politician.
11 Facts About Hippolyte Laroche
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Hippolyte Laroche was born on 26 January 1848 in Lyon, France.
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Hippolyte Laroche was then made prefect of Charente, Algiers, Loire and Haute-Garonne.
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Hippolyte Laroche soon fell out with Laroche, who accused him of trying to usurp his position.
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Hippolyte Laroche had the difficult task of keeping a balance between the French settlers and military and Queen Ranavalona III.
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Hippolyte Laroche did not succeed since he had no control over the military, who pursued a scorched earth policy in suppressing an uprising of the local people.
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Hippolyte Laroche left on 10 October 1896 when the government ended his mission.
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Hippolyte Laroche signed the Adresse a Dreyfus that appeared in L'Aurore in September 1899.
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On 19 February 1904 Hippolyte Laroche was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in a by-election for the arrondissement of La Fleche.
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Hippolyte Laroche was a member of commissions on Foreign affairs and the colonies, posts and telegraphs and the military.
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Hippolyte Laroche died on 14 September 1914 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.