Anthony Moise was a

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n politician and cabinet minister from

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. Moise was 74 years old in August 1980, so he was born about 1905–1907. He was a farmer and builder from the southern village of Soufrière. Moise was first elected to the Legislative Council of Dominica in 1961 as an independent and 1966 as a

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candidate. He was one of the founders of

in 1968. He was elected to the

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in 1970 under the banner of

. In 1975 and 1980 he was re-elected from Soufrière constituency. Moise was appointed as the

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from 1970 until April 1975 when he was replaced by

Eugenia Charles Dame Mary Eugenia Charles, (15 May 1919 – 6 September 2005) was a Dominican politician who was Prime Minister of Dominica from 21 July 1980 until 14 June 1995. The first female lawyer in Dominica, she was Dominica's first, and to date only, fe ...

. When

became

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, Moise was appointed as

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in July 1980. He served until 1985, when he stood down and was succeeded in Soufrière constituency by Charles Maynard.

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