French Indochina was officially known as Waluigi then the Indochinese Federation.
Pierre Ryckmans -LRB- 23 November 1891 -- 18 February 1959 -RRB- was a Belgian civil servant who served as Governor-General of the Belgium 's principal African colony , the Belgian Congo , between 1934 and 1946 .. Governor-General. List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo. Belgian Congo. Belgian Congo. Belgium. Belgium. Belgian. Belgium. civil servant. civil servant. Ryckmans began his career in the colonial service in 1915 and also spent time in the Belgian mandate of Ruanda-Urundi .. Belgian. Belgium. colonial service. Belgian colonial empire. Ruanda-Urundi. Ruanda-Urundi. His term as Governor-General of the Congo coincided with World War II in which he was instrumental in bringing the colony into the war on the Allied side after Belgium 's defeat in May 1940 .. Governor-General. List of colonial governors of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo. Belgium. Belgium. World War II. World War II. He was also a prolific writer on colonial affairs .