the éphéméride | all on May and 1902

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• May 8th:

• Martinique: Tragic eruption of the Peeled Mountain, the town of Saint-Pierre is completely destroyed (30 000 dead) because of a volcanic Cloud.

• May 10th:

• France: Projection of the Voyage in the moon of Georges Méliès.

• May 11th:

• France: Victoire of the outgoing majority to the legislative elections in France. The Block of the Lefts reinforces even its positions, especially for the Radicals and the Republicans.

• May 20th:

• Cuba: the the United States withdraw their troops of Cuba which becomes independent.

• May 24th:

• France: Foundation of the French socialist party.

• May 31st:

• South Africa: Signature of the treaty of Vereeniging devoting the end of the War of Boers. Those recognizing the British authority .