René Barthes
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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 the French League of Human Rights, 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].
References
- ^ René BARTHES : Décès
- ^ Organisation internationale de la francophonie, Le mouvement panafricain au vingtième siècle, 2004, p. 131 (lire en ligne)
- ^ Historique de la LDH sur le site de l'Observatoire de l'action humanitaire
- ^ France-Eurafrique, 1961, p. 24