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Claude Érignac
Born	Claude Jean Pierre Érignac (1937-12-15)15 December 1937 Mende, France
Died	6 February 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 60) Ajaccio,Corsica, France
Education	University of Paris Sciences Po,ÉNA
Occupation	Prefect
Spouse	Dominique
Children	2

Claude Jean Pierre Érignac (French pronunciation:[klodʒɑ̃pjɛʁeʁiɲak]; 15 December 1937 – 6 February 1998) was aFrench prefect on the island ofCorsica.

Érignac was born inMende, Lozère. In the course of his political career, he had been prefect of severaldepartments andoverseas departments since 1967. In 1996 he went toAjaccio inCorsica to take office as the Prefect ofCorse-du-Sud.

Assassination

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Claude Érignac was on his way to aclassical music concert in Ajaccio when he was assassinated at 9:15 p.m. on 6 February 1998 by two gunmen, who shot him three times with a9 mm Beretta pistol. The weapon had been stolen on 6 September 1997, when members of theNational Liberation Front of Corsica stormed agendarmerie barracks atPietrosella.^[1] Corsican nationalist militantYvan Colonna was suspected of the killing, and was arrested in 2003. He was found guilty for the third time in June 2011 for the murder and sentenced tolife imprisonment.^[2]

Legacy

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Érignac's wife, children and some associates established the Claude-Érignac Association soon after his death. The bylaws of the association were published in theJournal officiel on 5 February 2000.^[3]

The FrenchMinistry of the Interior atPlace Beauvau inParis, inaugurated a hall in his name in the ministry.

References

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^Valode, Philippe (2007).Les énigmes de la Ve République (in French). Éditions Générales First. p. 220.
^"Corsican nationalist Colonna found guilty of murder".France 24. 20 June 2011.
^Deloire, Christophe (2003).L'enquête sabotée (in French). A. Michel. p. 36.ISBN 2226136932.