Élie Castor (born April 28, 1943 in

Cayenne Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...

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and died June 16, 1996 in

Clermont Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attract ...

) was a French politician from

who served in the

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from 1981 to 1993, representing the Guianese Socialist Party. Before entering politics he had worked as both a teacher and a policeman.Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson & Greg Chamberlain, ''The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America'', London: Routledge, 1990, p. 54 He was the author of several books including ''1981-1985 La gauche au pouvoir : Pour la Guyane : l'espoir'', and a book on

Félix Éboué Adolphe Sylvestre Félix Éboué (; 26 December 1884 – 17 May 1944) was a French Guiana, French French colonial empires, colonial administrator and Free French Forces, Free French leader. He was the first black French man appointed to a hig ...

(1984).

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page on the French National Assembly website
1943 births 1996 deaths People from Cayenne French Guianan politicians Guianese Socialist Party politicians Deputies of the 7th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic Presidents of the General Council of French Guiana {{FrenchGuiana-politician-stub