Background
He was born in Point-à-Pitre and died at the age of 71 in Marie-Galante. Guy Tirolen was born in Point-à-Pitre in Guadelope to Furcie Tirolen and Léontine Alméda Colonneau.
He was born in Point-à-Pitre and died at the age of 71 in Marie-Galante. Guy Tirolen was born in Point-à-Pitre in Guadelope to Furcie Tirolen and Léontine Alméda Colonneau.
He was a part of the Négritude ideological movement. He was also a colonial administrator in Cameroon and Mali, where he met several figures of the Harlem Renaissance. However, he was taken prisoner during World World War World War II Afterwards, he worked as an international civil servant, representing the United Nations, notably in Mali and Gabon.