Émile Pinet-Laprade Explained

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

Biography

Succeeding Bernard Jauréguiberry, Pinet-Laprade was governor of Senegal from May 13, 1863, until July 14, 1863. Louis Faidherbe then took over until May 1, 1865, when Pinet-Laprade assumed the position again until July 14, 1863. Ferdinand Charles Alexandre Tredos then succeeded him. Pinet-Laprade was born on July 13, 1822, in Mirepoix, Ariège and died on August 17, 1869, in Saint-Louis, Senegal. He was buried in Mirepoix on August 11, 1872.

Posterity

A major boulevard in Dakar bears his name. He had no children.

References

• Book: Louis Capperon. Pinet-Laprade gouverneur du Sénégal et dépendances. May 1865 – August 1869. fr.
• Book: Pierre Gentil. Les Troupes du Sénégal, 1816-1890. Paris. Université de Paris. 1978. 545. fr.
• Book: Cl. Thiellement. Le Sénégal sous le gouvernement de Pinet-Laprade 1865-1869. Paris. Université de Paris. 1968. fr.