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Revision as of 13:48, 7 October 2021
René Victor Marie Barthes | |
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| Born | 8 October 1894 Carpentras |
| Died | 22 March 1965 Versailles |
| Nationality | France |
| Occupation | Professor of Philosophy |
René Victor Marie Barthes (1894–1965) is a colonial administrator, governor general of French West Africa.[1]
Biography
Born on October 8, 1894 in Carpentras, he was first professor of philosophy, then director of staff at the Ministry of the colonies in 1937.
From August 7, 1939 to September 20, 1939 he was governor of New Caledonia. He was appointed Governor General of French West Africa in May 1946.
His chief of staff was Alioune Diop, who is founding the Pan-African magazine Présence africaine1. Barthès held his post until 27 January 1948, when he retired.[2]
in the 1950s, along with Lucie Aubrac, he was a member of the governing body of Human Rights League (France), which developed in the context of resistance to the Algerian war.[3]
René Barthes died in 1965. His funeral was held in the Cathedral Saint-Louis of Versailles.[4]
Writings
- « L'exploitation du sous-sol africain devant l’Europe », La Nouvelle Revue française d'Outre-mer, XIV, no 3, Paris, mars 1953, p. 63-65.
References
- ^ René BARTHES : Décès
- ^ Organisation internationale de la francophonie, Le mouvement panafricain au vingtième siècle, 2004, p. 131 (lire en ligne Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ Historique de la LDH sur le site de l'Observatoire de l'action humanitaire[permanent dead link]
- ^ France-Eurafrique, 1961, p. 24
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- Human rights
- French West Africa
- History of West Africa
- Former French colonies
- French colonisation in Africa
- States and territories established in 1895
- 1895 establishments in French West Africa
- 1895 establishments in the French colonial empire
- Former countries in Africa
- Territorial evolution of France
- 1894 births
- 1965 deaths