Yann Piat
Yann Piat | |
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| Member of the National Assembly for Var's 3rd constituency | |
| In office 1986–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1949 Saigon, French Cochinchina |
| Died | 25 February 1994 (aged 44) Hyères, France |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | National Front |
| Spouse | Philippe Piat |
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 extreme right party National Front, then with the centrist party Union for French Democracy. She was assassinated on February 25, 1994.
Early life
Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949, in Saigon, French Cochinchina.[1]
Career
Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.[2]
She 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]
Assassination
Pair was gunned down by Lucien Ferri,[4] while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.[5][6]
Legacy
In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour.[7]
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 +.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Mme Yann Piat". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Leauthier, Alain (4 May 1998). "Yann Piat, un procès en eau trouble. Sept personnes comparaissent pour l'assassinat de la députée du Var en février 1994". Libération (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Leauthier, Alain (8 May 1998). "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 (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "20 ans après l'assassinat de Yann Piat, qu'est devenue la "bande du Macama"?". Var-Matin (in French). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Maggio, Patrice (16 April 2012). "Yann Piat : le film événement sur sa vie". La Provence (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Il y a vingt ans, Yann Piat était assassinée à Hyères". Nice-Matin (in French). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Hyères Nouvelle avenue, nouveau rond-point et une rue Yann-Piat". Var-Matin (in French). 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Rouden, Céline (16 April 2012). "Yann Piat, une femme politique complexe, sur Canal +". La Croix (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2015.
