Jacques Bangou

Who is Jacques Bangou?

Jacques Bangou is a Guadeloupean politician. He is the current incumbent mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe's main city.

Bangou was mayor in February 2009 when riots engulfed Pointe-à-Pitre during the 2009 French Caribbean general strikes on Guadeloupe. He was a leading critic of the French government's response to the crisis. He condemned French President Nicolas Sarkozy at one point during the strike and riots saying, "I call on the president to come out of his ivory tower and finally tell us if France still cares about Guadeloupe."