Ernest Moutoussamy
Encyclopedia
Ernest Moutoussamy, born 7 November 1941 at Saint-François
( Guadeloupe
), is a Tamil politician from a family of Indian origin with ancestral roots from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu
or Pondicherry.
(UMP). Ernest Moutoussamy was also mayor of St. Francis
from 1989 to 2008 and was Vice President of Regional Council of Guadeloupe. In the 1994 European elections in France, he was the head of a list of the Rally of Outremer.
Saint-François
-Canada:* Saint-François River, a river in Quebec* Saint-François Parish, New Brunswick, a parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick* Saint-François, Quebec, a residential district located in the city of Laval, Quebec...
( Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
), is a Tamil politician from a family of Indian origin with ancestral roots from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
or Pondicherry.
Political career
The literature teacher was elected to the Communist Party of Guadeloupe(PCG) in 1981, and re-elected in 1986 and the French legislative elections of 1988. In 1991, he left in office to establish the PCR with other dissidents, remaining member of the Democratic Progressive Party of Guadeloupe(PPDG) for which he was elected in 1993 and the French legislative elections of 1997. In 2002 and 2007, he was defeated by Gabrielle Louis-CarabinGabrielle Louis-Carabin
Gabrielle Louis-Carabin is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the island of Guadeloupe, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement.-References:*...
(UMP). Ernest Moutoussamy was also mayor of St. Francis
St. Francis
St. Francis may refer to a number of Roman Catholic saints:*St Francis of Assisi , Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor *St Francis of Paola , Italian founder of the Order of the Minims...
from 1989 to 2008 and was Vice President of Regional Council of Guadeloupe. In the 1994 European elections in France, he was the head of a list of the Rally of Outremer.
Trials and Studies
- Guadeloupe - The communist movement and its members under the Fourth Republic, L'Harmattan , 1986, ISBN 2-85802-645-9
- Guadeloupe and its Indianness, Caribbean Publishing Collection bias, 1987, ISBN 2-87679-008-4
- DOM-TOM geopolitical issue, economically and strategically, L'Harmattan , 1988, ISBN 2-7384-0070-1
- A danger to the overseas territories: the integration to the European market in 1992, L'Harmattan , 1988, ISBN 2-7384-0173-2
- Aime Cesaire, a member of the National Assembly 1945-1993, L'Harmattan , 1993, ISBN 2-7384-2255-1
- The overseas under the presidency of Francois Mitterrand, L'Harmattan , 1996, ISBN 2-7384-4301-X
- Inventing employment overseas, L'Harmattan , 1997, ISBN 2-7384-5160-8
- Members of French India in the National Assembly under the Fourth Republic, L'Harmattan , 2003, ISBN 2-7475-4020-0 ( overview )
Poetry
- Scars, Caribbean Publishing, Presence African Book, 1985
- In search of India lost, L'Harmattan, 2004, ISBN 2-7475-5943-2
- Islands, kisses the earth god, L'Harmattan, 2006, ISBN 2-296-00054-1
Novels
- He cries in my country, Desormeaux, 1979
- Aurore, L'Harmattan, 1987
- Chacha and Sosso, L'Harmattan, 1994