Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour
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Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour (October 12, 1907 in Paris – September 29, 1989, Paris) was a lawyer
and French nationalist
politician. He was a candidate in the 1965 French presidential election
when his campaign manager was Jean-Marie Le Pen
. He won 1,260,208 votes, which was 5.2% of the total, giving him fourth place after De Gaulle
, Mitterrand
and Jean Lecanuet
. In the second round, he supported François Mitterrand.
He was general-assistant secretary on Information for the État français (the Vichy government). Deputy of Basses-Pyrénées from 1936 to 1940, he was re-elected in 1956 and sat at the National Assembly
during two last years of the Fourth Republic. He was not affiliated to any of the parliamentary groups. He was a candidate of liste républicaine d'action sociale et paysanne.
As a lawyer, he defended General Raoul Salan
in 1962, Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
in 1963, and a number of other OAS
defendants. In the 1965 presidential election
, he ran for the presidency as the candidate of National Right against de Gaulle; Jean-Marie Le Pen
and Jean-Pierre Stirbois
were his campaign managers. In June 1979, in the first universal suffrage election to European Parliament
, he took the first place in Euroright (Eurodroite) list, constituted by the Party of New Forces (PFN).
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and French nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
politician. He was a candidate in the 1965 French presidential election
French presidential election, 1965
The 1965 French presidential election was the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage of the Fifth Republic. It was also the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage since the Second Republic in 1848. It was won by incumbent president Charles de Gaulle who resigned...
when his campaign manager was Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
. He won 1,260,208 votes, which was 5.2% of the total, giving him fourth place after De Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
, Mitterrand
François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand was the 21st President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra, serving from 1981 until 1995. He is the longest-serving President of France and, as leader of the Socialist Party, the only figure from the left so far elected President...
and Jean Lecanuet
Jean Lecanuet
Jean Adrien François Lecanuet was a French centrist politician. He was born to a family of modest means, and gravitated towards literature during his studies. He received his diploma at the age of 22, becoming the youngest agrégé in France...
. In the second round, he supported François Mitterrand.
He was general-assistant secretary on Information for the État français (the Vichy government). Deputy of Basses-Pyrénées from 1936 to 1940, he was re-elected in 1956 and sat at the National Assembly
French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
during two last years of the Fourth Republic. He was not affiliated to any of the parliamentary groups. He was a candidate of liste républicaine d'action sociale et paysanne.
As a lawyer, he defended General Raoul Salan
Raoul Salan
Raoul Albin Louis Salan was a French Army general and the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War. Salan was one of four generals who organized the 1961 Algiers Putsch operation and then founded the Organisation de l'armée secrète....
in 1962, Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry was a French military air weaponry engineer who attempted to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle on 22 August 1962, following Algerian independence...
in 1963, and a number of other OAS
Organisation armée secrète
The Organisation de l'armée secrète was a short-lived, French far-right nationalist militant and underground organization during the Algerian War . The OAS used armed struggle in an attempt to prevent Algeria's independence...
defendants. In the 1965 presidential election
French presidential election, 1965
The 1965 French presidential election was the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage of the Fifth Republic. It was also the first presidential election by direct universal suffrage since the Second Republic in 1848. It was won by incumbent president Charles de Gaulle who resigned...
, he ran for the presidency as the candidate of National Right against de Gaulle; Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Jean-Marie Le Pen is a French far right-wing and nationalist politician who is founder and former president of the Front National party. Le Pen has run for the French presidency five times, most notably in 2002, when in a surprise upset he came second, polling more votes in the first round than...
and Jean-Pierre Stirbois
Jean-Pierre Stirbois
Jean-Pierre Stirbois was a French far-right politician, husband of Marie-France Stirbois. He has been associated with the first electoral breakthrough of the National Front, in Dreux in 1983....
were his campaign managers. In June 1979, in the first universal suffrage election to European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, he took the first place in Euroright (Eurodroite) list, constituted by the Party of New Forces (PFN).
Quotation
- Tixier-Vignancour, that is Vichy, the CollaborationCollaborationismCollaborationism is cooperation with enemy forces against one's country. Legally, it may be considered as a form of treason. Collaborationism may be associated with criminal deeds in the service of the occupying power, which may include complicity with the occupying power in murder, persecutions,...
proud of itself, the MilitiaMiliceThe Milice française , generally called simply Milice, was a paramilitary force created on January 30, 1943 by the Vichy Regime, with German aid, to help fight the French Resistance. The Milice's formal leader was Prime Minister Pierre Laval, though its chief of operations, and actual leader, was...
, the OASOrganisation armée secrèteThe Organisation de l'armée secrète was a short-lived, French far-right nationalist militant and underground organization during the Algerian War . The OAS used armed struggle in an attempt to prevent Algeria's independence...
. (Charles De GaulleCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
)