Lacoste, Vaucluse still. The oldest building in the town, the Maison Forte, dates back to the 9th century while the nearby Pont Julien remains one of the oldest standing examples of a working 1st century B.C. Roman bridge. Finnbar Mac Eoin, author of "Two Suitcases And A Dog" lives in Lacoste. He was the last person to drive across The Pont Julien before it closed to traffic in 2005. A plaque states, "We do not know who was the first person to cross, but an Irishman was the last". Lacoste is best known for its most notorious resident, Donatien Alphonse Francois comte
Donatien Mahele Lieko Bokungu Donatien Mahele Lieko Bokungu Donatien Mahele Lieko Bokungu (1941 – May 16, 1997) was a prominent Zairian general who served as the last army chief during the long reign of Mobutu Sese Seko. Born in 1941, Mahele, a carpenter by trade, was born in Mobutu's Équateur region, but unlike Mobutu, he was not from the Ngbandi tribe; he was a Mbuza. One of the few Zairian generals not related to Mobutu, he was unique in that he attained his rank on his own merits, rather than through political patronage. Trained in France, he was a member of Mobutu's bodyguard in