Albert Ramassamy Explained

Albert Ramassamy
Birth Date:	13 November 1923
Office:	Senator from Réunion
Term Start:	25 September 1985
Term End:	2 February 1987
Predecessor:	Louis Virapoullé
Successor:	Paul Bénard

Albert Ramassamy (13 November 1923 – 2 November 2018) was a French politician.^[1]

Biography

He was born in Reunion in an Indian Tamil family that had arrived on the island as indentured labourers from India. Having been a professor, Ramassamy ran for Senator in 1983 and won, representing the region of Réunion.^[2]

He was not reelected in 1992 after serving on the Committee on Constitutional Laws, Legislation, Universal Suffrage, Regulation and General Administration.

In addition to politics, Ramassamy wrote three books:

• La Réunion : décolonisation et intégration (1987)(OCLC number 492952088)
• La Réunion face à l'avenir (1973)(OCLC number 492951767)
• La Réunion : les problèmes posés par l'intégration (1973)(OCLC number 492933221)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Décès du sénateur Albert Ramassamy. 5 November 2018. francetélévisions. French.
2. Web site: Catalogue. 10 November 1998. Dénomination de l’Hôtel de Région. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050127163736/http://www.regionreunion.com/fr/spip/IMG/pdf/20ans-2.pdf. 27 January 2005. French. 20 November 2018. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Le catalogue du Système Universitaire de Documentation - Albert Ramassamy. 2018. Sudoc. French.