Yann Piat
French politician (1949–1994)
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- Yann Annabelle Piat (née Marie ; 12 June 1949 – 25 February 1994) was a French politician.
- She was assassinated on 25 February 1994.
- Career Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.
- She served as a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994.
- Assassination Pair was gunned down by Lucien Ferri, while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.
Yann Annabelle Piat (née Marie; 12 June 1949 – 25 February 1994) was a French politician. She served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1994, first with the far right party National Front, then with the centrist party Union for French Democracy. She was assassinated on 25 February 1994.
Early life
Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949, in Saigon, French Cochinchina.
Career
Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.
She later joined the Union for French Democracy. She served as a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994. She was opposed to the expansion of the Toulon–Hyères Airport.
Assassination
Pair was gunned down by Lucien Ferri, while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.
Legacy
In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour.
In 2012, a TV film directed by Antoine de Caunes and starring Karin Viard as Piat, entitled Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat was released on Canal +.
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