Yann Piat

Yann Piat

Commemorative plaque on her tomb
Born June 12, 1949
Saigon, French Indochina
Died February 25, 1994
Hyères, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Cause of death assassination
Nationality French
Occupation Politician

Yann Piat (1949-1994) was a French politician. She served in the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994. She was assassinated in 1994.

Early life

Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949 in Saigon, French Indochina.[1]

Career

Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.[2]

Piat later joined the Union for French Democracy.[1] She served as a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994.[1] She was opposed to the expansion of the Toulon–Hyères Airport.[3]

Death and legacy

She was gunned down by Lucien Ferri,[4] while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.[5][6]

In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour.[7]

In 2012, a TV film directed by Antoine de Caunes entitled Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat was released on Canal +.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Assembly: Yann Piat
  2. ↑ Alain Leauthier, Yann Piat, un procès en eau trouble. Sept personnes comparaissent pour l'assassinat de la députée du Var en février 1994., Libération, May 4, 1998
  3. ↑ Alain Leauthier, Le procès de l'affaire Yann Piat. «Elle emmerdait tout le monde». Les ex-collaborateurs de la victime ont évoqué ses ambitions et ses combats politiques., Libération, May 8, 1998
  4. ↑ 20 ans après l'assassinat de Yann Piat, qu'est devenue la "bande du Macama"?, Var Matin, February 25, 2014
  5. ↑ yann piat : le film événement sur sa vie, La Provence, April 16, 2012
  6. ↑ Il y a vingt ans, Yann Piat était assassinée à Hyères, Nice Matin, February 25, 2014
  7. ↑ Hyères Nouvelle avenue, nouveau rond-point et une rue Yann-Piat, Var Matin, February 18, 2008
  8. ↑ Yann Piat, une femme politique complexe, sur Canal +, La Croix, April 16, 2012
  9. ↑ imdb: Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat
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