List of days of the year

17 November - Hubert Lyautey birth anniversary

 


Hubert Lyautey, full name Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey, was born on 17 November 1854, in Nancy, France, and he passed away on  21 July 1934, in Thorey, France. Marshal Lyautey was a French Army general and colonial administrator, and he played a significant role in the development of Casablanca and other parts of the French colonial empire. His tenure as the Resident-General of the French Protectorate in Morocco from 1912 to 1925 involved extensive efforts to modernize and develop various aspects of Moroccan infrastructure, including the city of Casablanca.

 

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