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Mathias was born in Guinea, in Fria, in the sixties. Fria was built at that time, by Pechiney, to exploit bauxite. The Lenault's, Mathias' parents, were one of the many French expatriate couples. Mathias left Guinea seven days after his birth, along with his mother. Mathias is of mixed race, Mr. and Mrs. Lenault have always been white.