Emmanuel Anquetil

Emmanuel Anquetil (1885-1946)[1][2] was a Mauritian trade unionist, and the second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party.

Life

Anquetil spent much of his youth in England[3] among the dockers and through this became acquainted with trade unionism.

Labour Party

When he returned to Mauritius, he helped to found the Labour Party[4] with Dr. Maurice Curé,[5][6] and fought for the rights of labourers and workers.[7] He saw much injustice and was of opinion that "the workers on the sugar estates were better off when they were slaves".[8] In 1938, he was deported to Rodrigues by the British colonial government for organising strikes in defence of dockers' rights. He spent much time touring the island campaigning for a more liberal form of government, and took part in debates on the revision of the constitution.

Death

His long tours around the island affected his health, and he died in 1946[2] of pneumonia before the new constitution came into being. He was succeeded by Guy Rozemont as leader of the Labour Party.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Martine Maurel (February 2007). Mauritius. New Holland Publishers. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-1-84537-647-5.
  2. 1 2 A New Comprehensive History of Mauritius Vol 1. Sydney Selvon. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-99949-34-94-2.
  3. ↑ Lindsey Collen; Tuzyaline Jita Allan (1993). The Rape of Sita. Feminist Press at CUNY. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-55861-394-2.
  4. ↑ IBP, Inc. (1 June 2015). Mauritius Criminal Law Regulations and Procedures Handbook - Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures. Lulu.com. pp. 38–. ISBN 978-1-5145-0756-8.
  5. ↑ Anand Mulloo (2007). Voices of the Indian Diaspora. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-81-208-3197-1.
  6. ↑ Paul Younger (29 October 2009). New Homelands: Hindu Communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Fiji, and East Africa. Oxford University Press. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-19-045298-8.
  7. ↑ Story of the Independence of Mauritius, M. Chintamunnee, Star Publications (P) Ltd, India
  8. ↑ The Diary of Sheila, L'Atelier d'ecriture, 2012
  9. ↑ Advance, 5 March 1959


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