Albert Ramassamy (13 November 1923 – 2 November 2018) was a French politician.

Biography

He was born in

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in an Indian Tamil family that had arrived on the island as

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from India. Having been a professor, Ramassamy ran for Senator in 1983 and won, representing the region of Réunion. He was not reelected in 1992 after serving on the Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Universal Suffrage, Regulation and General Administration. In addition to politics, Ramassamy wrote three books: *''La Réunion : décolonisation et intégration'' (1987)(

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number 492952088) *''La Réunion face à l'avenir'' (1973)(OCLC number 492951767) *''La Réunion : les problèmes posés par l'intégration'' (1973)(OCLC number 492933221)

References

1923 births 2018 deaths Politicians from Réunion Senators of Réunion 20th-century French politicians French politicians of Indian descent {{Réunion-politician-stub French people of Tamil descent