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Hugues Victor
(1761—1826)

Victor Hugues was a French politician and colonial administrator during the French Revolution, who governed Guadeloupe from 1794 to 1798, emancipating the island's slaves under orders from the National Convention. Hugues was born in Marseille and was a colonist in Saint-Domingue in the late 1780s and early 1790s. He returned to France and became... More...

Guadeloupe, 1935, Victor Hugues and Corsairs

Guadeloupe, 1935, Victor Hugues and Corsairs

Guadeloupe, 1935, Victor Hugues and Corsairs