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... that John Mascarenhas served as the chairman of his country's legislature and the president of their Olympic committee at the same time?
Source: Seychelles Nation ("Mr Mascarenhas, who occupied the post of Seychelles National Olympic Committee (Snoc) president from 1982 to 1991, was also the chairman of the People's Assembly from 1983 to 1987.")
ALT1: ... that to promote Seychellois independence, John Mascarenhas called a newspaper pretending to be a prominent politician and advocated for his cause? Source: Albert René: The Father of Modern Seychelles, A Biography p. 138/139 ("John Mascarenhas, a Kenyan-born Seychellois and former SDP man who was now a fervant supporter of independence ... René, who was always quick to accuse Mancham and the SDP of dirty tricks, was not past arranging some of his own ... He knew that David Joubert [co-founder of the SDP party] was passing through Nairobi ... On the day that Joubert passed through Nairobi, Mascarenhas ... phoned the East African Standard claiming to be David Joubert and informing them that the SDP now stood for independence")
Overall: @BeanieFan11: An interesting read. The hooks and article are good to go. Please ping me when the second QPQ is done.Yue🌙 06:32, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
@Yue: Completed the second QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
@BeanieFan11: Good to go now. Yue🌙 06:24, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
@BeanieFan11: An interesting read. The hooks and article are good to go.