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Jean-Marie Musy | |
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| President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 1930 – 31 December 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Haab |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Häberlin |
| In office 1 January 1925 – 31 December 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Chuard |
| Succeeded by | Heinrich Häberlin |
| Swiss Federal Councillor | |
| In office 11 December 1919 – 30 April 1934 | |
| Department | Finance |
| Preceded by | Gustave Ador |
| Succeeded by | Philipp Etter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-04-10)10 April 1876 Albeuve, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Died | 19 April 1952(1952-04-19) (aged 76) Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Political party | Catholic-Conservative Party |
| Children | Benoît,Pierre |
Jean-Marie Musy (10 April 1876 – 19 April 1952) was a Swiss politician. Affiliated with theChristian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, he was elected to theFederal Council of Switzerland on 11 December 1919 and served until 30 April 1934. He wasPresident of the Confederation twice, in 1925 and 1930.
During his time in office he held theDepartment of Finance[1]
Musy, a fascist with pro-Axis sympathies, was acquainted withHeinrich Himmler.[2] Toward the end ofWorld War II, the forces ofNazi Germany were retreating and near defeat. At the request of two Swiss Orthodox Jews,Recha Sternbuch and her husband Yitzchak Sternbuch, and in coordination with them, Musy and his sonBenoît Musy engaged in high-level negotiations with the Nazis to rescue large numbers of Jews in theconcentration camps. Following theHimmler–Musy Agreement [de] of 12 January 1945, Musy was involved in the release of 1,210 prisoners from theTheresienstadt concentration camp in February 1945. The group was saved after $1.25 million was placed in Swiss banks by Jewish organizations working in Switzerland. However, the money was never paid to the Nazis.[3][4][5][6]
Jean-Marie Musy's sonPierre received numerous equestrian competition titles and won thefour-man bobsleigh gold medal at the1936 Winter Olympics inGarmisch-Partenkirchen,Germany.[7]
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