Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French military officer, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies where he wrote several books on colonial affairs. [1 ]
Joseph-Simon Gallieni was a French army officer figure who successfully directed the pacification of the French Sudan and Madagascar and the integration of those African territories into the French colonial empire.
Gallieni je nechvalně proslulý na Madagaskaru jako francouzský velitel, který ostrov anektoval, deportoval královnu Ranavalonu III. a zrušil 350 let starou monarchii na ostrově. [1 ]