Press Release telling of the foundation of the Fédération tsigane de France on 26th January 1981. [This is the body that organized the event reported in rom_90006, headed by the then rising star of French Romani politics, Dany Peto-Manso].

It is stated that the Drafting Committee is ‘composed only of Roma belonging to one or other of the tziganes, manouches or gitanes communities in France’. Indeed, Leuléa Rouda (Vanko Rouda’s brother), Matéo Maximoff, Atalivio Demetrio, Violette Reinhardt, Jean Montoya are members of the Editorial Board.

Il est indiqué que le Comité de rédaction est “uniquement composé de Roms appartenant à l’une ou l’autre des communautés tziganes, manouches ou gitanes de France”. On constate en effet que font partie du Comité de rédaction Leuléa Rouda (frère de Vanko Rouda), Matéo Maximoff, Atalivio Demetrio, Violette Reinhardt, Jean Montoya…