Ecole Coloniale

The Ecole Coloniale (Colonial School) was a French institution established in the late 19th/early 20th century to train colonial administrators for French overseas territories. Claims reference it as a credential or training program through which colonial governors in French Africa were formally prepared, though some reached top posts without it.

Claims that use this term

• Jules Carde rose to govern West Africa without Ecole Coloniale training.
• Colonial governors could reach the top without an Ecole Coloniale credential