(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| Eugène Decazes, | ||
| Upper Oubangui (Haut-Oubangui) | ||
| Eugène Decazes, | ||
| Victor Liotard, | ||
| Victor Liotard, | ||
| Adolphe Cureau, | ||
| Upper Oubangui (Oubangui-Chari) | ||
| Adolphe Cureau, | ||
| Alphonse Iaeck, | ||
| Victor Emmanuel Merlet, | ||
| Louis Paul Émile Lamy, | ||
| Oubangui-Chari-Tchad (constituent colony of Congo Français, renamed French Equatorial Africa in 1910) | ||
| Émile Merwart, | ||
| Lucien Fourneau, | ||
| Paul Adam, | ||
| Frederic Estebe, | ||
| Victor Merlet, | ||
| Auguste Lamblin, | ||
| Auguste Lamblin, | ||
| Oubangui-Chari (Oubangui-Chari and Chad are separated) | ||
| Alphonse Diret, | ||
| Auguste Lamblin, | ||
| Pierre Frangois, | ||
| Auguste Lamblin, | ||
| Georges Prouteaux, | ||
| Auguste Lamblin, | ||
| Georges Prouteaux, | ||
| Alphonse Deitte, | ||
| Pierre Bonnefont, | ||
| Alphonse Deitte, | ||
| Adolphe Deitte, | ||
| Richard Brunot, | ||
| Pierre Bonnefont, | ||
| Max Masson de Saint-Félix, | ||
| Pierre de Saint-Mart, | ||
| Pierre de Saint-Mart, | ||
| André Latrille, | ||
| Henri Sautot, | ||
| Jean Chalvet, | ||
| Henri Latour, | ||
| French overseas territory | ||
| Jean Chalvet, | ||
| Jean Mauberna, | ||
| Auguste Even, | ||
| Pierre Delteil, | ||
| Auguste Even, | ||
| Ignace Colombani, | ||
| Pierre Raynier, | ||
| Aime Grimald, | ||
| Louis Sanmarco, | ||
| Louis Sanmarco, | ||
| Paul Bordier, | ||
| Central African Republic | autonomous | |
| Paul Bordier, | ||
| August 14, 1960 | Independence as Central African Republic | |
For continuation after independence, see: Heads of State of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
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