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'''François de Peynier, vicomte de Souillac''' was born on 2 July 1732 in [[Périgord]]. He was Governor of Isle Bourbon (now [[Réunion]]), Governor General of the Mascarene Islands and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondichéry]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Souillac joined the Navy as a [[Garde-Marine]] on 24 September 1744. He was promoted to Ensign in 1749, Lieutenant in 1757, and to Captain in 1772.{{sfnp|Martin-Allanic|1964|p=481|loc=Note 23}}<br />
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From 1775, he was military commander of Isle Bourbon (now [[La Réunion]]).{{sfnp|Martin-Allanic|1964|p=481|loc=Note 23}} On 15 October 1776, Souillac wrote an ordinance founding the "Quartier du Repos de Laleu". On 8 March 1777, he issue another decree attempting to make hunting for the runaway slaves more humane.<br />
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Souillac served in the [[War of American Independence]] under [[Suffren]].{{sfnp|Martin-Allanic|1964|p=481|loc=Note 23}}<br />
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On 1 May 1779 he became Governor General by interim of the islands of [[Mauritius]] and Bourbon. On 30 January 1780 he was confirmed in that position.<br />
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Souillac was promoted to [[Chef d'escadre]] in 1784.{{sfnp|Martin-Allanic|1964|p=481|loc=Note 23}}<br />
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He left the Indian Ocean in 1787 and died in 1803.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Today a village of [[Mauritius]] is named after him. There is a street named after him in [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]. A small beach in the Port Glaud district of Mahé, Seychelles is named "Anse Souillac" after him.<br />
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{{Succession box | before= Jean-Guillaume Steinauer | title=Governor General of [[Réunion]] | after=Joseph Murinay de Saint-Maurice | years=26 October 1776&ndash;30 April 1779}}<br />
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{{Succession box | before= Joseph Murinais, Comte de, Saint-Maurice<br>(Acting)| title=Governor General of [[Mascarene Islands]] | after=[[Camille Charles Leclerc, Chevalier de Fresne]] (Acting)| years=14 February 1782 &ndash; 3 July 1785}}<br />
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*{{Cite book|last=Martin-Allanic | first=Jean-Étienne |year=1964 |publisher=Presses Universitaires de France | location=Paris |title=Bougainville Navigateur et les Découvertes de son Temps| language=fr | oclc=729759706}}<br />
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