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Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
President of Dominica (acting)
In office
3 November 1978 – 16 January 1979
Prime MinisterPatrick Roland John
Succeeded byFred Degazon
Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
In office
March 1967 – 1968
PremierEdward Oliver LeBlanc
Preceded byHimself as speaker of the Legislative Council
Succeeded byGeorge Austin Winston
Personal details
Born

Louis Cools-Lartigue


(1905-01-18)18 January 1905
Died21 August 1993(1993-08-21) (aged 88)

Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue, OBE (18 January 1905 – 21 August 1993[1]) was a Dominican politician.

Biography

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Until 1955, Cools-Lartigue was the Chief Secretary of the Windward Islands, when on 9 May he was issued a Commission by George F. Holsten appointing him to the position of Governor's Deputy.[2]

From November 1967 to 3 November 1978, Cools-Lartigue was the last Governor of Dominica.[3][4] He was then elected Interim President and served as such from 3 November 1978 to 19 January 1979,[3] until Fred Degazon was elected President of Dominica. During a constitutional crisis stirred by the desire for democratic socialist reforms, Degazon fled to England on 10 June 1979 and Cools-Lartigue was elected by the House of Assembly as his replacement on 15 June 1979.[5] Cools-Lartigue resigned as President either the following day under family pressure,[6] or due to rioters attacking his house on 17 June 1979.[7] He was replaced as President of Dominica by Jenner Armour.

References

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  1. ^ Caribbean Council for Europe, West India Committee (1992). Who Was Who; also Caribbean Insight. Vol. 15–16. Goodyear Gibbs (Caribbean). p. 162.
  • ^ "Government Notices, No. 150". Grenada Government Gazette. 73 (29). Saint George's. 9 May 1955. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  • ^ a b "Officers Administering the Government of Dominica". Office of the President. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  • ^ Quain, Anthony J., ed. (2001). The Political Reference Almanac (2001-2002 ed.). Arlington, Va.: PoliSci Books. p. 896.
  • ^ "His Excellency Frederick Degazon". Office of the President. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  • ^ Honychurch, Lennox (1995). The Dominica Story: A History of the Island. Macmillan. p. 267. ISBN 9780333627761.
  • ^ Hunt, David, ed. (1980). The Times Yearbook of World Affairs, 1979/80. Times Books. p. 81. ISBN 9780723002369.
  • Preceded by

    Himself as last Governor of Dominica

    President of Dominica
    1979
    Succeeded by

    Fred Degazon


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