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Mourad Kaouah
Mourad Kaouah (1919-1989) was a French politician and football player. He served as the deputy of Algiers from 1958 to 1962.. Thus, he was the only French Muslim deputy at the time. Kaouah was also a member of the right-wing French National Front (France), National Front party. However, his candidacy was unsuccessful in the 1984 elections. A room in the Cercle Algérianiste Museum in Perpignan is named in his honour. Personal life Kaouah was born in Aumale, France, to an Algerian family of Ottoman Turkish people, Turkish origin. He died in Perpignan. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaouah, Mourad 1919 births 1989 deaths People from Seine-Maritime 20th-century Algerian people Algerian people of Turkish descent French people of Algerian descent French people of Turkish descent National Rally (France) politicians French sportspeople of Algerian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aumale
Aumale (), formerly known as Albemarle," is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. It lies on the River Bresle. History The town's Latin name was ''Alba Marla''. It was raised by William the Bastard into a county, for his half-sister, Adelaide of Normandy. It was then held by various Norman and English nobles until its confiscation in 1196 by Philip II of France. Thereafter it was held by the houses of Dammartin, Castile, Harcourt, and Lorraine. In 1547, it was raised to the status of a duchy for Francis of Lorraine. It passed to the house of Savoy, from whom Louis XIV purchased the title in 1675 in order to bestow it upon one of his bastards as an appanage. In 1769, it passed to the House of Orléans. The English Earls of Albemarle, meanwhile, also derive their name from the area. During World War II, the town was occupied by Germany. The SS operated a subcamp of the V SS construction brigade, in which over 500 men, mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
