acc ines ▁against ▁cattle ▁pl ague . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Bra zz av ille , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁Liv est ock ▁for ▁French ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa . ▁During ▁these ▁years ▁he ▁produced ▁more ▁than ▁fifty ▁scientific ▁reports ▁on ▁the ▁African ▁fa una . ▁ ▁War ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Mal br ant ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁Forces . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Cons ult ative ▁Assembly ▁( based ▁in ▁Al gi ers , ▁later ▁in ▁Paris ), ▁representing ▁the ▁' Res istance ▁O verse as ' ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁of ▁' R ally ▁of ▁the ▁Col on ies ' ▁and ▁the ▁Com bat ▁movement . ▁His ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁was ▁valid ated ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁Mal br ant ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁all ▁legisl atures ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Four th ▁Republic , ▁representing ▁the ▁first ▁elect oral ▁college ▁( i . e . ▁French ▁citizens ) ▁of ▁French ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Mal br ant ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ad ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( U DT ), ▁the ▁Ch ad ian ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Ga ull ist ▁R ally ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly , ▁receiving ▁ 8 0