Christian Didier

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Christian Didier (born February 11, 1944 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges , † May 14, 2015 in Saint-Dié ) was a French assassin . He became known through the assassination attempt on Vichy supporter René Bousquet . Bousquet died as a result of the attack.

Life

Didier is the son of a hairdresser and experienced domestic violence several times as a child . Despite several attempts, he failed to graduate from school. Professionally, he worked as a driver. During this time Didier wrote three books. Despite several appearances on television programs, for a long time he was unable to find a publisher for his books.

In May 1987 Didier was arrested with a gun. He claimed at the time that he was carrying this gun to kill Klaus Barbie . In September 1989 Didier managed to invade the grounds of the Elysée Palace . However, security guards were able to overwhelm him. Didier claimed that he only entered the premises to hand over a secret dossier on Raoul Wallenberg to President François Mitterrand . As a result, Didier was admitted to a psychiatric clinic . After his release from the clinic, he planned to murder Paul Touvier . Didier's plans failed because he could not find out where Touvier lived. On June 8, 1993 he shot the former police chief of the Vichy regime René Bousquet in front of his house. A little later Didier called various media outlets and tried to organize a press conference. The Paris police were able to arrest Didier there without resistance.

Didier was tried in a Paris court. In the process he was represented by Arnaud Montebourg . Didier was sentenced to ten years in prison. In May 2015 he died at his birthplace in the Vosges department at the age of 71.

Publications

  • Christian Didier: Fugaces traits de plume ... en roue libre! Librairie le Neuf 2014, EAN13: 1000000000061

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ With four shots. Der Spiegel, June 14, 1993, accessed November 20, 2015 .
  2. ^ Christian Didier, assassin de René Bousquet, est mort. liberation.fr, May 18, 2015, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  3. ^ Conan Eric : Le procès manqué . In: L'Express . November 2, 1995. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Le Monde: “Cinq choses à savoir sur Arnaud Montebourg” of December 1, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Didier, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French assassin
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 2015
Place of death Saint-Dié-des-Vosges