Christiane Taubira (born 2 February 1952, Cayenne, French Guiana) is a French politician. President of her party Walwari, she has served as a French deputy at the National Assembly since 1993, and was re-elected in 1997. Non-affiliated in 1993, she then voted for the investiture of the conservative Edouard Balladur cabinet in 1993. In 1994, she became a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), being the fourth on the Énergie Radicale list led by Bernard Tapie. In June 1997, she then joined the Socialist party (PS), and then-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin (PS) commissioned her for a report on gold search in Guiana.
Christiane Taubira gave her name to the 21 May 2001 law which recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as a crime against humanity. Source
Christiane Taubira gave her name to the 21 May 2001 law which recognizes the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as a crime against humanity. Source
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A great woman, yeah a great one.
She also successfully opposed to a french attempt to bring a law about "positive" aspects of colonization.
lool, i think i messed up. Positive aspects of colonialism, of course.
Wow this is the first time I've seen another black woman with my name. And she's awesome!
Like other Christianes Ive heard about.;)
I love learning about strong black women making waves around the globe!
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