1913, Inauguration of the Schœlcher bust, Basse-Terre

has description | a une description: The bust was inaugurated for the first time on July 14, 1913, to mark the national holiday of the French Republic. It is located in the administrative capital of Guadeloupe, on the exact spot where Governor Layrle proclaimed the act of emancipation on May 27, 1847, before the text arrived on the island. On July 21, the feast of Saint Victor, a second ceremony takes place at the foot of the bust, and in Pointe à Pitre, where another bust is installed in front of the museum, becoming the rallying point for mobilizations in defense of freedoms.
has type | est de type: inauguration
took place on or within | a eu lieu le ou dans l'intervalle de temps: 20 July 1913
was motivated by | le déplacement a été motivé par: The Governor's encouragement of a tribute to Victor Schœlcher was tantamount to celebrating the man who had worked for the fullest assimilation of the old colony by calling for military conscription in the old colonies, at a time when a law on conscription was being prepared. The decree of November 23, 1913 extended to the colonies the texts on military organization promulgated in France since 1905. The first Guadeloupe conscripts (class 1912 born in 1892) left on October 18 and November 3, 1913.

is referred to by | est référencé par: Le Nouvelliste Saturday July 19, 1913

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Bust of Victor Schœlcher, Basse-Terre

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