Camille d'Ornano was a Lieutenant Colonel in the French Army leading up to the Second World War. He had been appointed as commander of the Chad garrison prior to the initiation of hostilities. During the war, he supported the Free French. His actions included the participation and co-leading of a successful attack on Kufra.
After the war, he was named High Commissioner of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas (1976–1977), which became the independent country of Djibouti on 27 June 1977.
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