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In 1945, he started writing for ''[[Paris-Matin]]'', followed by ''[[La Vie française]]'' in 1946 and ''Aux Écoutes de la Finance'' in 1947, before becoming its editor-in-chief in 1948.<ref name="senat"/> In 1957, he bought ''Aux Écoutes de la Finance'', then known as ''Finance'', from [[Paul Lévy]]'.<ref name="senat"/> In 1962, he launched the luxury magazine ''[[Le Spectacle du Monde]]''.<ref name="senat"/> In 1966, he founded the publisher [[Valmonde]].<ref name="senat"/> The same year, he renamed ''Finance'' ''Valeurs actuelles''.<ref name="senat"/><ref>Xavier Ternisien, [http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2012/07/19/une-filiere-valeurs-actuelles-a-la-tete-du-figaro_1736062_3236.html Une filière "Valeurs actuelles" à la tête du "Figaro"], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 19/07/2012</ref> In 1967, he founded ''[[Le Nouveau Journal]]'', et dirige l'Agence économique et financière de 1967 à 1970.<ref name="senat"/> He served as editor-in-chief of ''Valeurs actuelles'' until his death, when his protege [[François d'Orcival]] took over.<ref name="gurfinkiel"/><ref name="acrimed">Pascal Dillane, [http://www.acrimed.org/article1862.html Un ancien dirigeant de l’extrême droite représente la presse française], [[ACRIMED]], February 2005</ref><ref>J.G. Shields, ''The Extreme Right in France: From Petain to Le Pen'', Routledge, 2006, p. 153 [http://books.google.fr/books?id=XVif-FAKfZIC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=%22Raymond+Bourgine%22&source=bl&ots=stuYrQrgtb&sig=DeFu7jE8Y0P3gyp8kooK42bzX7A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F0o5ULC7KYnB0QWJs4DAAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Raymond%20Bourgine%22&f=false]</ref> |
In 1945, he started writing for ''[[Paris-Matin]]'', followed by ''[[La Vie française]]'' in 1946 and ''Aux Écoutes de la Finance'' in 1947, before becoming its editor-in-chief in 1948.<ref name="senat"/><ref>Giles Scott-Smith, ''Networks of Empire: The US State Department's Foreign Leader Program in the Netherlands, France and Britain 1950-1970'', European Interuniversity Press, 2008, p. 446 [http://books.google.fr/books?id=RyxamtAgVacC&pg=PA446&lpg=PA446&dq=%22Raymond+Bourgine%22&source=bl&ots=H_IGe4HB8V&sig=iXvsYyqr-ied42jUM3hmoHIlzHI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F0o5ULC7KYnB0QWJs4DAAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Raymond%20Bourgine%22&f=false]</ref> In 1957, he bought ''Aux Écoutes de la Finance'', then known as ''Finance'', from [[Paul Lévy]]'.<ref name="senat"/> In 1962, he launched the luxury magazine ''[[Le Spectacle du Monde]]''.<ref name="senat"/> In 1966, he founded the publisher [[Valmonde]].<ref name="senat"/> The same year, he renamed ''Finance'' ''Valeurs actuelles''.<ref name="senat"/><ref>Xavier Ternisien, [http://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2012/07/19/une-filiere-valeurs-actuelles-a-la-tete-du-figaro_1736062_3236.html Une filière "Valeurs actuelles" à la tête du "Figaro"], ''[[Le Monde]]'', 19/07/2012</ref> In 1967, he founded ''[[Le Nouveau Journal]]'', et dirige l'Agence économique et financière de 1967 à 1970.<ref name="senat"/> He served as editor-in-chief of ''Valeurs actuelles'' until his death, when his protege [[François d'Orcival]] took over.<ref name="gurfinkiel"/><ref name="acrimed">Pascal Dillane, [http://www.acrimed.org/article1862.html Un ancien dirigeant de l’extrême droite représente la presse française], [[ACRIMED]], February 2005</ref><ref>J.G. Shields, ''The Extreme Right in France: From Petain to Le Pen'', Routledge, 2006, p. 153 [http://books.google.fr/books?id=XVif-FAKfZIC&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=%22Raymond+Bourgine%22&source=bl&ots=stuYrQrgtb&sig=DeFu7jE8Y0P3gyp8kooK42bzX7A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=F0o5ULC7KYnB0QWJs4DAAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Raymond%20Bourgine%22&f=false]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:02, 25 August 2012
Raymond Bourgine (1925-1990) was a French journalist and politician.[1] He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1966 to 1990 and as French Senator from 1977 to 1990.[1][2]
Biography
Early life
Raymond Bourgine was born on March 9, 1925 in Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar.[1] He grew up in the Réunion and Magadascar, and joined the French Army in Africa during the Second World War.[1]
Journalism
In 1945, he started writing for Paris-Matin, followed by La Vie française in 1946 and Aux Écoutes de la Finance in 1947, before becoming its editor-in-chief in 1948.[1][3] In 1957, he bought Aux Écoutes de la Finance, then known as Finance, from Paul Lévy'.[1] In 1962, he launched the luxury magazine Le Spectacle du Monde.[1] In 1966, he founded the publisher Valmonde.[1] The same year, he renamed Finance Valeurs actuelles.[1][4] In 1967, he founded Le Nouveau Journal, et dirige l'Agence économique et financière de 1967 à 1970.[1] He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs actuelles until his death, when his protege François d'Orcival took over.[2][5][6]
Politics
A proponent of French Algeria, he supported Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour in 1965.[1] He supported Georges Pompidou for president in 1969.[1] Close to Antoine Pinay, he joined the Centre national des indépendants et paysans (CNIP) in 1971.[1] From 1977 to 1983, he served as member of the Council of Paris for the Rassemblement pour la République and advisor to the Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac.[1] He was elected to the French Senate in 1977, and again in 1986 under the leadership of Maurice Couve de Murville.[1] In 1987, he joined the senatorial organization for France-South African relations.[1] He was also a fierce champion of capitalism and free enterprise and, like his avatar Alexis de Tocqueville, he supported the freedom of the press.[1] He rejected the 1981 nationalisation legislations, and in 1985 he rejected government funding of the press.[1] He sat on the Board of Trustees of the Centre Georges-Pompidou.[1]
Death
He died on November 29, 1990 in Paris.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Senate biography
- ^ a b Michel Gurfinkiel, Raymond Bourgine dans le texte, Valeurs actuelles, 02/12/2010
- ^ Giles Scott-Smith, Networks of Empire: The US State Department's Foreign Leader Program in the Netherlands, France and Britain 1950-1970, European Interuniversity Press, 2008, p. 446 [1]
- ^ Xavier Ternisien, Une filière "Valeurs actuelles" à la tête du "Figaro", Le Monde, 19/07/2012
- ^ Pascal Dillane, Un ancien dirigeant de l’extrême droite représente la presse française, ACRIMED, February 2005
- ^ J.G. Shields, The Extreme Right in France: From Petain to Le Pen, Routledge, 2006, p. 153 [2]