Louis Coralie

Background

He was born in 1912 in Mauritius.

Career

He participated in the 1953 Mauritius Legislative Council elections and, in 1954, Louis Joseph Coralie founded the political newspaper L"Epee. On 25 April 1956, Coralie was found guilty of slander and was ordered to pay a considerable fine to Teeluckparsad Callychurn, director of the Mauritius Post Office. In 1958, Louis Joseph Coralie invented an "electric" riding crop.

Coralie was also wanted for conspiracy, but managed to evade prosecution.

Louis Joseph Coralie died in the United Kingdom in 1967.

Achievements

• Coralie, a member of the Mauritius Turf Club, was later arrested and imprisoned for using the electric riding crop in order to win races.

Politics

Joseph Coralie has brought his contribution in the Mauritius politics and was an ally of the Mauritian Party led by Jules Koenig.