Gabriel Omer Descemet (December 1, 1879—1961) was a Senegalese colonial administrator. He served as acting lieutenant governor of Mauritania from 19 June 1931 to 22 June 1933 and lieutenant governor from 7 April 1934 to 5 July 1934. Born into a Metis family in Saint-Louis, Senegal, Descemet attended lycee in Paris and trained in what is now Mali. He climbed higher in the French administration than many Metis, serving for 25 years in Haut-Senegal-Niger. As governor of Mauritania, he initiated an investigation of the claims of Louis Hunkanrin, including those of murder and slavery.
Notes
- Ministère des colonies 1907, p. 738
- "Mauritania". Rulers.org. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ McDougall 1989, p. 293
- Robinson 2004, p. 174
References
- Annuaire du Ministère des Colonies (in French). Ministère des Colonies. 1907.
- McDougall, E.A. (1989). "Setting the Story Straight: Louis Hunkanrin and "Un Forfait Colonial"". History in Africa. 16. Cambridge University Press: 285–310. doi:10.2307/3171788. JSTOR 3171788.
- Robinson, David (2004). Sociétés musulmanes et pouvoir colonial français au Sénégal et en Mauritanie, 1880-1920 (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 284586485X.
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