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3 unusual facts about Georges Besse


1986 in motoring

The Renault group suffered a tragedy in November when president Georges Besse was shot dead outside his mansion in Paris.

Georges Besse

The French company was a major stockholder in American Motors (AMC), which was also experiencing financial problems.

Georges Cipriani

Arrested with his accomplices Jean-Marc Rouillan, Joëlle Aubron and Nathalie Ménigonin on 21 February 1987 on a farm in Vitry-aux-Loges (Loiret), Cipriani was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the assassinations of Engineer General René Audran and Georges Besse.


Nathalie Ménigon

She was convicted in 1989 for the 1986 assassination of Georges Besse, then-President of Renault, and of the 1985 assassinaton of René Audran, a senior official at the French French Ministry of Defence.


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