Émile Maurice Explained

Émile Maurice
Resting Place:Saint-Joseph, Martinique
Office:President of the General Council of Martinique
Termstart:1970
Termend:1992
Birth Date:8 July 1910
Birth Place:Le François
Office1:Mayor of Saint-Joseph
Termstart1:1959
Termend1:1993

Émile Maurice (8 July 1910-13 January 1993) was a French politician and a supporter of Martinique's assimilation to France. He was President of the General Council of Martinique from 1970 to 1992.[1]

Biography

Émile Maurice began his political career in 1957 when he was elected general councillor of Saint-Joseph. He was a co-founder of the Martinician Progressive Party with Aimé Césaire in 1958.[2] He was elected mayor of Saint-Joseph in 1959, which he remained until his death in 1993.[3] In 1958, Maurice, who was a Gaullist, finding he disagreed with Aimé Césaire, left the PPM and joined the Union for the New Republic federation of Martinique.[4] From then on, Émile Maurice opposed autonomism and, with Camille Petit and Victor Sablé, was one of the fiercest defenders of departmental status for Martinique.[5]

He was president of the Rally for the Republic federation of Martinique for several years, and known as a pillar of the party.[6]

Memorials

A chamber in the High Council of Martinique's assembly building, the French: Hôtel de la collectivité territoriale de Martinique in Fort-de-France, is named after him.[7]

A bust was dedicated to him in Saint-Joseph,[8] and a street in Fort-de-France.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nodin . Joseph . 2018-01-13 . Émile Maurice est mort il y a 25 ans . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113143529/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/emile-maurice-est-mort-il-y-25-ans-548937.html . 2018-01-13 . 2022-04-27 . Martinique la 1ère . fr-FR.
  2. Book: Nicolas, Armand . Histoire de la Martinique . 1996 . L'Harmattan . 1996 . 2-7384-4859-3 . Paris . 178 . fr . 36518474.
  3. Web site: LES MAIRES DE SAINT-JOSEPH – Ville de Saint-Joseph . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415104107/https://saintjoseph972.com/les-maire-de-saint-joseph/ . 2021-04-15 . 2022-04-27 . fr-FR.
  4. Book: Nicolas, Armand . Histoire de la Martinique . 1996 . L'Harmattan . 1996 . 2-7384-4859-3 . Paris . 201 . 36518474.
  5. Web site: 1985-12-04 . Emile Maurice : " Il faut essayer de vivre ensemble " . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412022609/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1985/12/04/emile-maurice-il-faut-essayer-de-vivre-ensemble_2757237_1819218.html . 2021-04-12 . 2022-04-27 . Le Monde.
  6. Book: Handbook of the nations : a brief guide to the economy, government, land, demographics, communications, and national defense establishment of each of 190 nations and other political entities. . 1983 . Gale Research Co . 0-8103-1142-9 . 3rd . Detroit, Mich. . 170 . 9382327.
  7. Web site: Mise en valeur du patrimoine et développement touristique : l'exemple de la Corderie Royale de Rochefort – Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823131926/https://www.collectivitedemartinique.mq/mise-en-valeur-du-patrimoine-et-developpement-touristique-lexemple-de-la-corderie-royale-de-rochefort/ . 2021-08-23 . 2022-04-27 . fr-FR.
  8. Web site: LES BUSTES D'HENRI ET EMILE MAURICE – Ville de Saint-Joseph . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416004015/https://saintjoseph972.com/5596/ . 2021-04-16 . 2022-04-27 . fr-FR.
  9. Web site: Way: Avenue Émile Maurice (34209442) . https://archive.today/20220428210405/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/34209442 . 2022-04-28 . 2022-04-27 . OpenStreetMap . en.

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