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French far-right icon Jean-Marie Le Pen buried in Brittany
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right nationalist party formerly known as the National Front, was buried on Saturday. Le Pen died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Around 100 police officers were on duty for the funeral in La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, death of the far-right politician in France. His life and career
Jean Marie Le Pen, an iconic and controversial figure in French politics, has died at the age of 96. Founder of the National Front, a party that shaped the far-right landscape in France, Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV.
Marine Le Pen says she 'will never forgive' herself for expelling father from party
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, controversial founder of France’s extreme-right National Front, has died at 96
By founding the National Front in 1972 — which has since been rebranded and is led by his daughter Marine Le Pen — Jean-Marie Le Pen ushered in a new brand of extreme-right politics. His legacy remains embedded in some of today’s dominant political parties.
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As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here's a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National ... Born in 1928 in the western region of Brittany, Jean-Marie Le Pen served in the military, fighting ...
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Tight security as crowds turn out for Jean-Marie Le Pen memorial in Paris
More than 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony yesterday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died earlier this month aged 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grace church took place under tight security,
French far-right firebrand Le Pen buried in private ceremony
Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of France's main postwar far-right movement, was buried Saturday in a private ceremony in his native Brittany amid tight security.