Paul Révoil
| Amédée Marie Joseph Paul Révoil | |
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Portrait of Revoil as governor general of Algeria by José Engel-Garry (1873-1915)
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| Governor General of Algeria | |
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In office 18 June 1901 – 11 April 1903 |
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| Preceded by |
Edouard Laferrière then Charles Jonnart (acting) |
| Succeeded by |
Maurice Varnier (acting) then Charles Jonnart (acting) |
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| Born |
3 May 1856 Nîmes, Gard, France |
| Died | 28 April 1914 (aged 57) Mouriès, Bouches du Rhône, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Diplomat and administrator |
Amédée Marie Joseph Paul Révoil (3 May 1856 – 28 April 1914) was a French diplomat and administrator who represented France in Morocco (1896–1901), was Governor General of Algeria (1901–1903) and was French ambassador to Switzerland (1906) and Spain (1907–09). He is known for his role in moving towards a peaceful extension of French influence in Morocco.
Amédée Marie Joseph Paul Révoil was born on 3 May 1856 in Nîmes, Gard. His parents were Henri Antoine Révoil (1822–1900), Chief Architect in the Monuments Historiques, and Louise Henriette Anaïs Baragnon (1829–1870). He studied law and published his thesis for a license, De l'Usufruit, in Paris on 30 May 1877. He was a member of the , where on 13 March 1877 his proposal to limit the Legion of Honour decoration to military services was examined.
Paul Révoil was Chief of Staff of Jules Develle at the Ministry of Agriculture from 1890 to 1893 before following Deville to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, again as Chief of Staff. On 30 October 1893 he was appointed Deputy Director of Commercial Affairs at the Consulates department. He was promoted to Directeur du cabinet on 12 January 1895. On 31 October 1895 Revoil was named Minister Plenipotentiary to Rio de Janeiro.
On 10 January 1896 Révoil became deputy to the Resident General in Tunis. He was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Tangier, Morocco. The French were profoundly suspicious of English motives in Morocco, and thought they wanted to bring Morocco under their influence. Révoil even told Abel Combarieu(), secretary-general of the Élysée Palace, that if persuasion, bribery and intimidation did not work, it was expected that the wives of English diplomats would sacrifice their honour for the sake of England.
In April 1900 Alfred Le Chatelier wrote and printed the brochure Lettre à un Algérien sur la politique saharienne, which he sent to leading politicians. The brochure showed the risks of rash action on the Moroccan border and called for a cautious but firm policy. Eugène Étienne and Révoil both supported the brochure, and Le Chatelier was established as a force to be considered in setting North African policy. In 1900 Théophile Delcassé, Minister of Foreign Affairs, named Revoil, one of Étienne's closest friends, as head of the Tangier legation. This signalled the growing importance of Morocco to French policy.
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