Alain Peyrefitte
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Alain Peyrefitte (Najac, August 26, 1925 – November 27, 1999 in Paris) was a French scholar and politician.
He was a confidant of Charles De Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland.
He was Minister of Information from 1962 to 1966, establishing the rules of presidential debates between the two electoral rounds.
He served as Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1981, and was involved in the affair surrounding the mysterious death of Robert Boulin in 1979.
He became a member of the Académie française in 1977.
He wrote The Immobile Empire, published in 1992, and Quand la Chine s'éveillera... le monde tremblera.
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- Alain Peyrefitte (1993) The collision of two civilisations: the British expedition to China in 1792-4, London: Harvill, ISBN 0-00-272677-7
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| Preceded by Olivier Guicahrd |
Minister of Justice 1977–1981 |
Succeeded by Maurice Faure |
| Preceded by Paul Morand |
Seat 11 Académie française 1977-1999 |
Succeeded by Gabriel de Broglie |
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