Maximilien Quenum-Possy-Berry,
Légion d'honneur
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(December 5, 1911, in
Cotonou
Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...
,
Dahomey
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, now
Benin
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– October 21, 1988, in Paris) was a politician who served
[ as a senator of the Fourth Republic, representing Dahomey in the ]French Senate
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from 1955 to 1958.
Personal life
He was married to Marie-Antoinette Aubert ( Montélimar
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) and had five children with her.
Writings
His book ''Légendes africaines: Côte d'Ivoire, Soudan, Dahomey'' (1946) was a collection of historical legends he recalled being told in his childhood by the elders of his village.Académie française
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.[ of particular note is his ''Au Pays du Fons: Us et Coutumes de Dahomey'' (1938), which was also lauded by the Académie.][
]
References
External links
page on the French Senate website
20th-century Beninese politicians
French senators of the Fourth Republic
1911 births
1988 deaths
People from Cotonou
Beninese non-fiction writers
20th-century Beninese writers
Senators of French West Africa
20th-century non-fiction writers
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