Métis et colons : la famille Devès et l'émergence politique des Africains au Sénégal, 1881-1897.

F. Manchuelle — Mulattoes and Settlers : The Deves Family and the Political Emergence of Africans in Senegal, 1881-1897. The Creole community which dominated Senegal, even after the recall of Briere de l'Isle (1881), was sharply divided because of divergent economie interests in Saint-Louis and Goree. Around 1890, the political landscape was profoundly altered by the arrivai of French immigrants in the colony. In an attempt to wrest power from the Saint-Louisian Creoles, the Goreans, led by the Deves family, joined forces with the French colonists, supported by the Bordeaux commercial interests. This almost provoked the disintegration of their party, the electoral base of which was composed of small African traders threatened by the French penetration. Hoping to regain their influence, the Deves family made signincant contributions towards the emergence of black politics in Senegal. The article ends with an evocation of probable links between the Deves and the first black African deputy to the French parliament, Biaise Diagne.Manchuelle François. Métis et colons : la famille Devès et l'émergence politique des Africains au Sénégal, 1881-1897.. In: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 24, n°96, 1984. pp. 477-504