Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jean Francois Darlan Biography and Timeline
Follow Jean Francois Darlan through 13 dated historical records for France.
Jean Francois Darlan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1939–1942Years on this page
1939
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1942
1940
Minister of Marine
Appointed Minister of Marine
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Mobilization
Orders the fleet to North Africa provoking attacks by the British Mediterranean fleet
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1940-1940
1941
Vice Prime Minister
Appointed Vice Prime Minister of France in the Vichy Government
Alliance Axis
Moves closer to the Axis but provokes the mistrust of both sides
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1942
Vice Prime Minister
Appointed Vice Prime Minister of France in the Vichy Government
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1941-1942
1942
Political Support at Vichy Government
France fully supports the Allies after the German occupation of Vichy France
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1942
Assassination of Jean Francois Darlan
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1942
Death of Jean Francois Darlan
Death of Jean Francois Darlan, assassinated
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1942
Vichy Government
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1942
Arrest of Jean Francois Darlan
Captured by the Allies & transfers allegiance to the Allies
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1942
Recognition of As head of French north Africa by
Recognized as head of French north Africa by Eisenhower to gain French co-operation
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1942
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.