''Le Radical'' ('The Radical') was a

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'. Paris, Les bureaux de l'Argus, 1937. p. 545 The newspaper was founded in 1898 by F. L. Morel, who served as its editor-in-chief during its initial period.Macmillan, Allister.
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'. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 2000. p. 428 ''Le Radical'' was mainly dedicated to politics. It contained some articles in English. In 1909 a second daily edition was launched. During this period it had a circulation of around 2,000, out of which a large share were sold at the Port Louis central train station. In 1937, its editor-in-chief was P-H. Galéa.

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