Émile Maurice

Émile Maurice
President of the General Council of Martinique
In office
1970–1992
Mayor of Saint-Joseph
In office
1959–1993
Personal details
Born(1910-07-08)July 8, 1910
Le François
DiedJanuary 13, 1993(1993-01-13) (aged 82)
Resting placeSaint-Joseph, Martinique

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]

Church of Saint-Joseph in Saint-Joseph, Martinique
Church of Saint-Joseph in Saint-Joseph, Martinique

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.[5][6]

Memorials

A chamber in the High Council of Martinique's assembly building, the 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]

References

  1. ^ Nodin, Joseph (2018-01-13). "Émile Maurice est mort il y a 25 ans". Martinique la 1ère (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. ^ Nicolas, Armand (1996). Histoire de la Martinique (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. p. 178. ISBN 2-7384-4859-3. OCLC 36518474.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "LES MAIRES DE SAINT-JOSEPH – Ville de Saint-Joseph" (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  4. ^ Nicolas, Armand (1996). Histoire de la Martinique. Paris: L'Harmattan. p. 201. ISBN 2-7384-4859-3. OCLC 36518474.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ a b "Emile Maurice : " Il faut essayer de vivre ensemble "". Le Monde. 1985-12-04. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ^ 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 (3rd ed.). Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co. 1983. p. 170. ISBN 0-8103-1142-9. OCLC 9382327.
  7. ^ "Mise en valeur du patrimoine et développement touristique : l'exemple de la Corderie Royale de Rochefort – Collectivité Territoriale de Martinique" (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. ^ "LES BUSTES D'HENRI ET EMILE MAURICE – Ville de Saint-Joseph" (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ^ "Way: Avenue Émile Maurice (34209442)". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-27.