henri, bonneaud, 1907, march, 1957, caledonian, businessman, politician, president, general, councilin, office, 1947, 1952preceded, bypierre, bergèssucceeded, bypierre, bergèsmember, general, councilin, office, 1945, 1957personal, detailsborn1907died2, march, . Henri Bonneaud 1907 2 March 1957 was a New Caledonian businessman and politician Henri BonneaudPresident of the General CouncilIn office 1947 1952Preceded byPierre BergesSucceeded byPierre BergesMember of the General CouncilIn office 1945 1957Personal detailsBorn1907Died2 March 1957 aged 49 1 Paris FrancePolitical partyUnion PartyBiography editAn established businessman Bonneaud served as director of Etablissements Ballande 2 and was vice president of the Noumea Chamber of Commerce 3 After World War II Bonneaud entered politics He was elected to the General Council for the Union Party also known as the Ballande Party in the 1945 elections 4 He soon became leader of the party 1 and on 15 November 1947 he became President of the General Council a role he held until 1952 5 He died on 2 March 1957 whilst on a visit to Paris to protest against the Loi cadre 1 which would have given equal voting rights to Kanaks References edit a b c New Caledonia mourns loss of Henri Bonnaud Pacific Islands Monthly March 1957 p19 M Henri Bonneaud Pacific Islands Monthly March 1941 p2 M H Bonneaud Pacific Islands Monthly December 1947 p16 Only One Caledonian Candidate Successful Yet Pacific Islands Monthly March 1945 p15 Le Conseil General Congress of New Caledonia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Bonneaud amp oldid 1194685653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
