Angelo Thiburce

Born in 1941 or 1942, Angelo Thiburce is a factor French which delivered the Courrier, of the tickets of Loterie or of the Médicament S in the High of the island of the Réunion until in 2003, year of its departure to the retirement. It owes its notoriety with the difficulty of the weekly round of which it had the load during thirty-seven years and half before being finally replaced by rotations in Hélicoptère. For lack of penetrating road, this four days round and 120 kilometers length which made it possible to ensure a regular service road of different the islet S from the circus of Mafate were indeed to be carried out with foot via escarpés paths.

During its career with Mafate, which began the January 17th 1965, Angelo Thiburce carried out approximately 180.000 kilometers with a heavy parcelling on the back, which corresponds to approximately four times and half it tower of the Ground. For this exploit, it was made Chevalier of the National order of the Merit in 1999. During its last decade in activity, it in addition profited from a increasing mediatization which was worth to him to be the subject of reports in Faut not to dream , Thalassa or on television Japan ease. Also, it was often indicated like “ the most famous factor of the world ”.

In 2007, whereas he lives from now on with the Port, on the west coast of its island, he is the subject of a work written by his/her Jasmin son, published by Grahter and heading the factor of Mafate . It continues to move with foot on long distances, for example to go until Plateau Stone.

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