Etienne Gambu

Etienne Marie Théophile Gambu (1904-1979) was a French businessman, active in Oubangui-Chari and the Republic of the Congo. He was born on November 14, 1904 in Rouen.[1][2] He was the son of Henri Gambu and Antoinette Gambu (née Geniaux).[1] He studied at Pensionnat Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle in Rouen and the Caen Law Faculty.[1] He married Georgette Vallin on October 3, 1936, the couple would have one son and one daughter.[1]

Gambu served as the director of the Banque commerciale africaine in Bangui (Oubangui-Chari).[2] In August 1940 Gambu joined the Free French Forces in French Equatorial Africa, and was assigned to the unit of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque.[2] Gambu returned to Oubangui-Chari after the war. He worked as Director of Société de gérances industrielles et agricoles (SGIA).[2][3] He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce of Bangui, and served as its chairman 1952-1953.[1][2][4]

Gambu was elected to the Oubangui-Chari Territorial Assembly in the March 1952 election, standing as a Union for Defense of Oubanguian Interests candidate in First College (Europeans).[2][3] He was elected to the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa in April 1952.[2][1][4]

Gambu resigned from his parliamentary functions on April 8, 1955.[2] A by-election to fill his Territorial Assembly seat was held on June 26, 1955, in which Jacques Regnier was elected.[2][5] He was replaced on the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa by Roger Guérillot.[2]

As of the early 1960s he worked as the director of the BCA branch in Brazzaville.[1] He was a recipient of Knight of the Order of the Black Star.[1] He was a member of Cercle de la France d'Outre-Mer.[1] His hobbies included hockey and tennis.[1] Gambu died on January 18, 1979 in Sotteville-lès-Rouen.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Qui est qui en France. J. Lafitte, 1962. p. 1279
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fandos-Rius, Juan, and Bradshaw, Richard. Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2025. p. 302-303
  3. ^ a b Union française. R. Julliard., 1953. p. 379
  4. ^ a b Boireau, R. L.. Guide pratique de Brazzaville. Société nationale des entreprises de presse, 1953. pp. 117-119
  5. ^ Journal officiel de l'Afrique équatoriale française. June 1, 1955. p. 752
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