Justin Catayée
Justin Catayée | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Guiana | |
| In office 30 November 1958 – June 1962 | |
| Succeeded by | Léopold Héder |
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| Born | 30 May 1916 Cayenne, French Guiana |
| Died | 22 June 1962 (aged 46) Dos d'Âne, Guadeloupe |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | French Section of the Workers' International (1951–1956) Guianese Socialist Party (from 1956) |
Justin Catayée (Guianese Creole French: Jisten Kataye; 30 May 1916 – 22 June 1962) was a French politician who served in the French National Assembly from 1958–1962 and was the founder of the Guianese Socialist Party and hero of World War II.[1] He was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, and died in the crash of Air France Flight 117 into a mountain in Guadeloupe on 22 June 1962.
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