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

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

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

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

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