Émile Pinet-Laprade (1822–1869) was a governor of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

Biography

Succeeding Bernard Jauréguiberry, Pinet-Laprade was governor of Senegal from May 13, 1863, until July 14, 1863.

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then took over until May 1, 1865, when Pinet-Laprade assumed the position again until July 14, 1863.

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then succeeded him. Pinet-Laprade was born on July 13, 1822, in

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and died on August 17, 1869, in

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. He was buried in Mirepoix on August 11, 1872.

Posterity

A major boulevard in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

bears his name. He had no children.

Bibliography

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