Maurice Paquirissamypoullé
Maurice Paquirissamypoullé | |
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| Senator for French India | |
| In office 26 January 1947 – 19 June 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Eugène Le Moignic |
| Succeeded by | (seat suppressed) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajagasoundirame 9 August 1906 Karaikal, French India |
| Died | 13 January 1956 (aged 49) Karaikal, Puducherry, India |
| Nationality | French |
| Also called | Maurice Paquirissamy-Poullé |
Maurice Paquirissamypoullé, or Paquirissamy-Poullé, (9 August 1906 – 13 January 1956) was a rice trader and politician from the colony of Karaikal in French India. He represented the colony in the Council of the Republic from 1947 until 1955, when his seat was dissolved following the union with India. He did what he could to ensure a peaceful transition of power.