Faidherbe

/ fɛdɛrb /

noun

1. FaidherbeLouis Léon César18181889MFrenchMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: colonial administrator Louis Léon César . 1818–89, French soldier and governor of Senegal (1854–65); founder of Dakar

Example Sentences

The pedestal expressing Senegal’s gratefulness to Faidherbe was nowhere to be seen in the basement.

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Faidherbe also gave Saint-Louis its first secular schools for Muslim pupils, a Muslim court, its administrative organization and a vast urbanization plan.

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With or without Faidherbe, the last visible vestiges of the colonial presence are falling into ruin in Saint-Louis.

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In Saint-Louis, the Faidherbe statue is just one element of the general’s legacy.

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Residents still refer to the renamed square where the statue once stood as Place Faidherbe.

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