Émile Maurice

Émile Maurice (8 July 1910 – 13 January 1993) was a French politician and a supporter of Martinique's assimilation to France.

[1] Émile Maurice began his political career in 1957 when he was elected general councillor of Saint-Joseph.

[3] In 1958, Maurice, who was a Gaullist, finding he disagreed with Aimé Césaire, left the PPM and joined the Union for the New Republic federation of Martinique.

[4] From then on, Émile Maurice opposed autonomism and, with Camille Petit and Victor Sablé, was one of the fiercest defenders of departmental status for Martinique.

[5] He was president of the Rally for the Republic federation of Martinique for several years, and known as a pillar of the party.