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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2008 19:22:26 GMT -7
Maurycy Beniowski, was a Polish nobleman who was sent to Siberia. He organized an escape of Polish deporters.
later he became a king....of what country?
His history was memoriced in the poem by Slowacki, a great Polish poet.
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Post by wayneprice on Nov 30, 2008 22:17:35 GMT -7
Jaga,
An easy question, the island of Mauritius is named after him, but on October 1, 1776, the natives of Madagascar elect him King / Emperor (Ampansacabé) of Madagascar.
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2008 23:07:52 GMT -7
Jaga, An easy question, the island of Mauritius is named after him, but on October 1, 1776, the natives of Madagascar elect him King / Emperor (Ampansacabé) of Madagascar. Wayne, I did not even know that Mauritius was named after our Beniowski. Thanks for reminding us. The unusual but extinct bird, Dodo, was found there. There is also a new information about Mauritius updated after the recent hotel terroristic attack: A Mauritian National ID was found on one of the terrorists responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, after he was neutralized in the Taj Mahal Hotel. |
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