Édouard Goubert
Edouard Goubert ( born July 29, 1894 in Pondicherry, † August 14 1979 in Asho ) was a French- Indian politician. He represented from 1951 to 1954 French India in the French National Assembly. Goubert played an important role in the connection of the French possessions in India. Once this was completed, he served from 1963 to 1964 as the first chief minister ( head of government) of the newly established Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Biography
Edouard Goubert was born on July 29, 1894 in Pondicherry ( Puducherry ), then capital of French India. He began a career in the colonial administration and worked as chief clerk at the Court of Pondicherry. In 1951, he ran as an associate with the Union démocratique et Socialiste de la Résistance ( UDSR ) candidate for the seat of French India in the French National Assembly ( Assemblée Nationale). Goubert won the election with an overwhelming majority of 99.3 percent of the vote.
After the French possessions in India were in a referendum in 1949 decided except Chandannagars still to remain in France, won the pro- Indian group in the following years on back. Edouard Goubert also sat down for the connection of a French possessions to the Republic of India. In March 1954, he went to Pondicherry and participated in the agitation for the "liberation" of French India, which is why his parliamentary immunity was lifted on June 29, 1954. On November 1, 1954 completed the French possessions de facto connection to India. This also Gouberts deputies activity ended in the National Assembly.
After connecting to India Edouard Goubert was politically active in the Indian National Congress. From 1956 to 1959 he served as Chief Counsellor, the provisionally ruled the former French possessions. After the 1956 contract signed, in which France ceded its colonies in India, was in 1962 entered into force after being ratified by the French Parliament de jure, the union territory of Pondicherry was formed from the former French possessions. Edouard Goubert became the first Chief Minister ( Head of Government ) sworn in the Union Territory on 1 July 1963, remained until 11 September in 1964 in the office. At the first general election in Pondicherry, he moved in 1964, the Parliament of the Union territory a.
Edouard Goubert died on 14 August 1979 in Asho in Bangalore. In Pondicherry, he is revered for his role in connection to India and known as Papa Goubert or Nagara Thanthai ( " father of the city "). In his lifetime was in 1976 a statue Edouard Gouberts situated at the southeast corner of the Bharati Park ( Government Park ) in the center Puducherrys. Leading politicians Puducherrys make her at birth and at death Gouberts regularly pay their respects. The beach promenade Puducherrys, the former Beach Road, has been renamed the Goubert Salai ( Goubert Street ), the largest market in the city, the former Grand Bazaar is, today Goubert Market, and also a neighborhood Puducherrys wears his honor the name Goubert Nagar.