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Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes

French colonial governor

Died when: 60 years 269 days (728 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes

Gustave Borgnis-Desbordes (22 October 1839 – 18 July 1900) was a French general.He was a major figure in the French Imperial conquest of the French Sudan, modern Mali.

He was Commandant-Superior of the French Military Territory of (French territory of Upper Senegal), attached to the colonial government of Senegal, 1880 to 1883.


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