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Jean Cristofol
Jean Cristofol
Mayor of Marseille
In office
1946–1947
Succeeded byMichel Carlini
Personal details
Born(1901-03-24)24 March 1901
Puigcerdà, Spain
Died21 November 1957(1957-11-21) (aged 56)
Villejuif, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyPCF

Jean Cristofol (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kʁistɔfɔl]; 1901–1957) was a French Communist politician. He was a député in the National Assembly of France from 1936 to 1940, and from 1946 to 1957, then Mayor of Marseille, the second largest city in France, from 1946 to 1947.

Biography

Jean Joseph Antoine Cristofol was born on 24 March 1901 in Aja-Vilallovent,. He became a député in the French National Assembly in 1936. In April 1940, he was sent to prison by the Vichy government for being a Communist. He was released in 1943, and became a député again in 1944. He was the Mayor of Marseille from 1946 to 1947. He died on 21 November 1957 in Villejuif, France.

References

  1. ^ French National Assembly biography
  2. Maurice Agulhon, Fernand Barrat, C. R. S. à Marseille:"la police au service du peuple," 1944-1947, A. Colin, 1971, p. 144
  3. ^ Jean Baptiste Gaignebet, Pierre Guiral, La Provence de 1900 à nos jours, Privat, 1978, p. 313
  4. Gilles Rochu, Marseille, les années Defferre, Editions A. Moreau, 1983, p. 73
  5. Le Point, Issues 537-545, 1983, p. 33


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