Paulus de Roo ( – 9 August 1695) was a
Governor of Dutch Ceylon
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...
during the
Dutch period in Ceylon
Dutch Ceylon (; ) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company. Although the Dutch managed to capture most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, they were never able to control the Kingdom of Kandy located ...
.
De Roo was appointed acting governor on 29 January 1695, and remained at his post until his death.
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1658 births
1695 deaths
17th-century Dutch colonial governors
Governors of Dutch Ceylon
Dutch East India Company people
People from Surat
Dutch India
Expatriates in India
Expatriates from the Dutch Republic