Albert Decrais, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French politician and diplomat
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Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Albert Decrais
- Pierre Louis Albert Decrais (18 December 1838 – 27 February 1915) was a French lawyer, administrator, diplomat and politician who was a deputy from 1897 to 1903, then a senator from 1903 to 1915.
- He was Minister of the Colonies from 1899 to 1902.
- He supported the exploitation of the colonies by concessionary companies, and opposed the slave trade.
- During his term in office a volcanic eruption destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre, Martinique.
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