Defferre, Gaston
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born on | 14 September 1910 at 08:00 (= 08:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Marsillargues, France, 43n40, 4e11 | ||||
Timezone | LST m2e2015 (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
French Socialist politician, lawyer and journalist. He was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistance Socialist group during World War II.
A long-standing member of the National Assembly (1945–1958, 1962–1986) and member of the Senate (1959–1962), he also served for many years as mayor of Marseille (1944–1945, 1953–1986), Merchant Marine Minister (1950–1952) then Overseas Minister (1956–1957).
He owned the major centre-left newspaper Le Provençal and later acquired the right-wing daily Le Méridional.
Defferre participated in the last duel in France in 1967 with René Ribière who lost the duel, having been wounded twice. Defferre escaped relatively uninjured.
He died on 7 May 1986 aged 75 in Marseille, France.
Events
Source Notes
Ed Steinbrecher collection: Gauquelin ns 3/0454 & Gauquelin 5/1440
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : News journalist/ Anchor (Journalist)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney (Lawyer)
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Socialist politician)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Senator)
- Vocation : Politics : Other Politics (Politician)
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Minister)
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (Journalist)
- 1910 births
- Birthday 14 September
- Birthplace Marsillargues, FR
- Sun 20 Virgo
- Moon 18 Capricorn
- Asc 18 Libra
- Vocation : Entertainment : News journalist/ Anchor
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Vocation : Politics : Other Politics
- Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist