Bumidom des Français venus dOutremer

The Bumidom Office for DOM Migration Bureau des migrations des départements dOutremer was founded in 1963 by Michel Debré following a state visit in Réunion with General Charles de Gaulle Millions of people were sent to Paris and to the French backcountry a oneway trip which according to Aimé Césaire was close to deportation The living conditions in the mainland were far different from what had been promised beforehand Jackie Bastide gives a voice to those who have lived through the Bumidom and had to suffer from a migration that was meant to be the road to a better life