Gabriel Omer Descemet (December 1, 1879Ministère des colonies 1907, p. 738—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.Robinson 2004, p. 174 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.McDougall 1989, p. 293
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