| Intro | French colonial governor | ||
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France |
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Military |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 13 July 1822, Mirepoix, France | ||
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17 August 1869, Saint-Louis, Senegal (aged 47 years)
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| Star sign | Cancer | ||
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Émile Pinet-Laprade (1822–1869) was a 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.