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The Father of the Corsican Nation Pasquale Paoli, proclaimed Father of the Fatherland and General of the Nation strongly marked the story of Corsica. He is the initiator of the Corsican constitution and contributed to the elaboration of that of the United States of America ; many American cities bear its name : Paoli City in Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania... April 6, 1725, when Pasquale Paoli is born in Stretta, close to Merusaglia, Corsica is still occupied by troops genoveses. It is only ten years later, January 30, 1735, that Corsica is declared independent by Cunsulta of Orezza which voted the first Corsican constitution, the first modern democratic constitution. The legislative power is entrusted at an assembly made up of deputy selected by the people and the executive power is entrusted to a junta of six members elected by the assembly. Ghjacintu Paoli, father of Pasquale, are elected appointed and sit at the junta. But in 1739 Corsica is again demolished by Genoa forcing Paoli with exil. Taken refuge to Naples, Pasquale Paoli will follow the courses of the university of this city where it will make brilliant studies and will go towards a military career. Then it is named second lieutenant with the royal regiment in garrison in Sicily. Well in exile, the Paoli young person attentively follows the events which shake Corsica and when his Clemente brother and of many notable islanders ask him to return to Corsica it does it. April 29, 1755 Pasquale Paoli unloads in Aleria ; July 14Cunsulta of Orezza proclaims it General of the Corsican Nation. When Pasquale Paoli seizes the power the disorder and anarchy reigns in Corsica and a heavy spot attend him. As of November 1755 it will make the island a State equipped of a constitution, administration, justice and army. In 1761 the Cunsulta of Viscuvatu will decide to strike currency. Parallel to the political, Pasquale Paoli opens many schools and creates in Corti the university of Corsica. It work also from the economic point of view by supporting agriculture, industry and the foreign trade. It creates an administration in charge of the culture of the grounds and introduced potato in Corsica. Pasquale Paoli develops the exploitation of the lead and copper mines and creates the port of Isula. Under his authority Corsica becomes a republic admired by many countries.
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