Édouard Goubert
Édouard Goubert Statue of Goubert in Puducherry. Personal details Born ( 1894-07-29 ) 29 July 1894 Pondichéry, French India Died 14 August 1979 (1979-08-14) (aged 85) Asho, Karnataka, India Édouard Goubert (29 July 1894 – 14 August 1979) was former mayor and first chief minister of Puducherry between 1 July 1963 and 11 September 1964. Initially a strongly pro-French leader, he later shifted towards the pro-merger Indian National Congress, which ultimately became the death knell for the sovereignty of France's comptoirs (trading posts) in India. [1] [2] [3] He and Lambert Saravane founded the French India Socialist Party in 1947. [4] Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Death 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Early life and career Goubert was born in Pondicherry on 29 July 1894 to a French father and Franco-Indian mother. [5] [6] He received his education in French Indochina and in France. [6] He began his career in the colonial administration a...