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Maurice Papon

1910 - 2007

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Maurice Papon (French: [mɔʁis papɔ̃, moʁ-]; 3 September 1910 – 17 February 2007) was a French civil servant and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France. Papon led the police in major prefectures from the 1930s to the 1960s, before he became a Gaullist politician. When he was secretary general for the police in Bordeaux during World War II, he participated in the deportation of more than 1,600 Jews. He is also known for his activities in the Algerian War (1954–1962), during which he tortured insurgent prisoners as prefect of the Constantinois department, and ordered, as prefect of the Paris police, the 1961 massacre of pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) demonstrators for violating a curfew that he had "advised". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Papon is the 7,998th most popular politician (down from 6,765th in 2019), the 2,282nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,001st in 2019) and the 541st most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maurice Papon ranks 7,998 out of 19,576. Before him are Guttorm of Norway, Józef Beck, Li Keyong, John Spata, Petra Kelly, and Thekla, wife of Michael II. After him are Marcus Junius Brutus, Ieng Thirith, Pierce Butler, Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski, Marie Anne Mancini, and Venceslau Brás.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Maurice Papon ranks 103. Before him are Irmfried Eberl, Miguel Hernández, David Rose, Remo Giazotto, Jack Shea, and Enrique Guaita. After him are Maria Cebotari, Trygve Bratteli, John W. Campbell, Suleiman Frangieh, Ai Qing, and Jack Hawkins. Among people deceased in 2007, Maurice Papon ranks 114. Before him are François-Xavier Ortoli, Teddy Kollek, Michel Lotito, Wally Schirra, Gordon Scott, and Karel Svoboda. After him are Mika Špiljak, Steve Fossett, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Ulrich Mühe, Colin McRae, and Maria Gripe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Papon ranks 2,282 out of 6,770. Before him are Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880), Peter the Venerable (1092), Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757), Anne Golon (1921), René Pottier (1879), and Émile Baudot (1845). After him are Jean Metzinger (1883), Jérôme Lejeune (1926), Robert de Boron (1110), Paul Émile Appell (1855), Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), and Nominoe (800).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Maurice Papon ranks 541. Before him are Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191), Marguerite of Lorraine (1615), Bertrand Barère (1755), Pierre-Étienne Flandin (1889), and Henry Beaufort (1374). After him are Nominoe (800), Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou (1006), Louis-Mathieu Molé (1781), Léon Duguit (1859), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), and Alexandre Ribot (1842).

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