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French India Socialist Party
The French India Socialist Party (french: Parti socialiste de l'Inde française) was a political party in French India. The party was led by Édouard Goubert, Minister for General Administration for French India.Mukherjee, Amiya Ranjan. Current Affairs: India, Pakistan and the World'. N. pl.: Mukherjee, 1954, 311. The party played a dominant role in the political life in the colony, being backed by the French administration. The party favoured retaining links with France, but would eventually turn against French rule. Founding The party was founded in July 1947, after a split in the National Democratic Front (French India), National Democratic Front. The Socialist Party was founded by Édouard Goubert, P. Counouma and Lambert Saravane, who left it shortly later.David, Georgette. Pondichéry: des comptoirs français à l'Inde d'aujourd'hui'. Paris: Éd. Kailash, 2004, 66.Markovits, Claude. A history of modern India, 1480-1950'. London: Anthem, 2004, 518. The party was able to gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Goubert
Édouard Goubert (29 July 1894 – 14 August 1979) was mayor and first List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry, chief minister of Pondicherry (union territory), Pondicherry between 1 July 1963 and 11 September 1964. Initially a strongly pro-French leader, he later shifted towards the pro-merger Indian National Congress, which ultimately became the death knell for the sovereignty of France's ''comptoirs'' (trading posts) in India. He and Lambert Saravane founded the French India Socialist Party in July 1947. Goubert was popularly known as ''pappa Goubert''. Early life and career Goubert was born in Pondicherry on 29 July 1894 to a French father and Franco-Indian mother. He received his education in French Indochina and studied Law in France. He began his career in the colonial administration and worked as a clerk at the Pondicherry Court. In 1951, he ran as a candidate of the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance for the seat of French India in the French National Asse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
