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Thélus Léro
Thélus Léro (22 February 1909 in Lamentin, Martinique – 22 July 1996 in Fort-de-France) was a communist politician from Martinique who was elected to the French Senate The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly (France), National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 34 ... in 1946. Léro married the writer and artist, Yva de Montaigne, with whom he had three children. One of their daughters was the actress Cathy Rosier. References Thélus Léro page on the French Senate website 1909 births 1996 deaths People from Le Lamentin French Communist Party politicians French Senators of the Fourth Republic French people of Martiniquais descent Senators of Martinique {{France-politician-PCF-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamentin
Lamentin ( Guadeloupean Creole: ) is a commune in the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. It is part of the agglomeration of Pointe-à-Pitre, in the north part of Basse-Terre. Three islets are included in the commune: Christopher, Fajou, Caret. History Founded in 1720 in the commune's name comes from a French word for manatee (''lamantin''), a sea creature which used to inhabit the Lesser Antilles. In the 18th century, the commune underwent a boom, down to coffee, caco, cotton and sugar cane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk .... In 1920, a cyclone destroyed the mayor's office and presbytery, which have since been rebuilt by Ali Tur. Population Tourism Lamentin is home to ''La Ravine Chaude'' (''The hot ravine''), a thermal bathing centre. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It has a land area of and a population of 364,508 inhabitants as of January 2019.Populations légales 2019: 972 Martinique INSEE One of the , it is directly north of Saint Lucia, northwest of |