Raphaël Babet (27 June 1894 – 30 August 1957) was a French politician.
Babet was born in
Saint-Pierre, Réunion
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. He represented the
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance
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(UDSR) in the
Constituent Assembly elected in 1946 and in the
National Assembly
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from 1946 to 1957.
He is also remembered for his work in founding the new town of
Babetville on the Sakay river in Madagascar, for settlers from
La Réunion
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.
[http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/ "Des Réunionnais à Madagascar", ''Témoignages'', 24 July 2006 (French). Accessed 28 April 2013]
References
1894 births
1957 deaths
People from Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance politicians
Members of the Constituent Assembly of France (1946)
Deputies of the 1st National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Deputies of the 3rd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic
Members of Parliament for Réunion
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