François Missoffe

François Missoffe (13 October 1919 in Toulon, France – 28 August 2003 in Rouen) was a French politician and diplomat.^[1]^[2] He was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport ("Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports") in the Government of France between 8 January 1966 and 30 May 1968.^[3]

He played a minor role in the run-up to events of May 1968 in France. On 8 January 1968, Missoffe was forced by students at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense to abandon the inauguration of a campus swimming pool. He was interrupted while making his speech at the occasion by student leader, Daniel Cohn-Bendit in order to demand free access to the girls' dormitory.

Missoffe was Ambassador to Japan from 1964 to 1966.^[2]

References

↑ Johnson, Douglas (1 September 2003). "Obituary François Missoffe". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
1 2 Hervé, Nathan (29 August 2003). "Décès de François Missoffe" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ Seidman, Michael M. (July 2004). The imaginary revolution: Parisian students and workers in 1968. Berghahn Books. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-57181-685-6. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

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[Guardian-obit-1] Johnson, Douglas (1 September 2003). "Obituary François Missoffe". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[Libé-obit-2] 1 2 Hervé, Nathan (29 August 2003). "Décès de François Missoffe" (in French). Libération. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[Seidman2004-3] Seidman, Michael M. (July 2004). The imaginary revolution: Parisian students and workers in 1968. Berghahn Books. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-57181-685-6. Retrieved 21 September 2011.