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This is a list of major |
This is a list of major [[political scandal]]s in [[France]]. |
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==Until 1958== |
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*1789: ''[[Réveillon riots]]'' - popular revolt from April 26- 28, in the [[Faubourg Saint-Antoine]], Paris. Considered a precursor to the [[Storming of the Bastille]] and the [[French Revolution]]. |
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*1797: [[XYZ Affair]] - a political and diplomatic episode involving confrontation with the United States that led to the [[Quasi-War]]. |
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*1880s - [[Boulanger Affair]] |
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*1887 - [[Schnaebele incident]] |
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*1880s: [[Georges Ernest Boulanger]] affair |
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*1887: [[Schnaebele incident]] |
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*1890s: [[Panama scandals]] |
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*1904: the [[Affair of the Cards]], sometimes called the Affair of the Casseroles. |
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*1934: [[Stavisky Affair]], [[embezzlement]] and [[political corruption]] |
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==Under the Fifth Republic== |
==Under the Fifth Republic== |
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*1965: the [[Ben Barka affair]], disappearance of the Moroccan opposition leader [[Mehdi Ben Barka]]. |
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*1968 |
*1968: [[The Markovic affair]] |
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*1974 |
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**[[Eurodif]] |
**[[Eurodif]] affair |
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**Cardinal [[Jean Daniélou]]'s death in the house of a prostitute |
**Cardinal [[Jean Daniélou]]'s death in the house of a prostitute |
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**''[[Le Monde]]'' reveals the existence of the [[SAFARI]] [[government database]], prompting the creation of the [[CNIL]] agency in charge of respect of civil rights and [[data privacy]]. |
**''[[Le Monde]]'' reveals the existence of the [[SAFARI]] [[government database]], prompting the creation of the [[CNIL]] agency in charge of respect of civil rights and [[data privacy]]. |
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**[[Robert Boulin]] affair; a minister of the third [[Raymond Barre]] government, Boulin was found dead in mysterious circumstances on 30 October 1979 |
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**[[Diamonds Affair]] involving [[Bokassa]] |
**[[Diamonds Affair]] involving [[Bokassa]] |
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*1981 |
*1981: the ''[[Canard enchaîné]]'' uncovered the collaborationist role of former official [[Maurice Papon]] under [[Vichy France]]; the latter would eventually be convicted of crimes against humanity |
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*1985 |
*1985: [[sinking of the Rainbow Warrior]] by the French [[DGSE]] intelligence agency |
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*1986 |
*1986: [[Chernobyl disaster]], [[Jacques Chirac]]'s government wrongly alleged that the "radioactive cloud" had stopped at the French borders |
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*1987–1988: [[Iskandar Safa]] and the Hostage Scandal involving Prime Minister [[Jacques Chirac]] and Interior Minister [[Charles Pasqua]] |
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*1980s: [[Infected blood scandal (France)|contaminated blood scandal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/07/france.blood/index.html |title=Former French ministers go on trial in AIDS blood scandal - February 7, 1999 |publisher=CNN |date=1999-02-07 |access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref> |
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*The ''[[Canard enchaîné]]'' satirical newspaper fought to bring to light evidence of alleged corruption during President [[Jacques Chirac]]'s tenure as |
*The ''[[Canard enchaîné]]'' satirical newspaper fought to bring to light evidence of alleged corruption during President [[Jacques Chirac]]'s tenure as Mayor of Paris.<ref>See: [[Corruption scandals in the Paris region#Central role of Jacques Chirac|Chirac's role in Parisian corruption scandals]].</ref> |
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*1990s: [[Angolagate]] (arms-for-oil scandal) |
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**[[La Fayette-class frigate|''La Fayette'' scandal]] |
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*1994: [[Yann Piat]] affair; a former [[National Rally (France)|National Front]] MP, assassinated on 25 February 1994) |
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*1994: Dauphiné News affair; Minister [[Alain Carignon]] indicted, later sentenced to 29 months in prison |
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*1998 |
*1998: affair [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]-[[Roland Dumas|Dumas]] |
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*1999: "Affair of the beach huts", leading to the arrest of prefect [[Bernard Bonnet]] |
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** [[Bettencourt affair]] |
** [[Bettencourt affair]] |
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** [[L'hippodrome de Compiègne affair]] |
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** [[Tramway de Bordeaux affair]] |
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** [[Guérini affair]] |
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** [[Karachi affair]] |
** [[Karachi affair]] |
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** [[Sylvie Andrieux |
** [[Sylvie Andrieux]] affair |
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** [[Alleged Libyan financing in the 2007 French presidential election]] |
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** [[Woerth-Bettencourt affair]] |
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** [[Cahuzac affair]] |
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** [[2012 Union for a Popular Movement leadership election|2012 UMP leadership election fraud accusations]] |
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** [[Cahuzac Jerome affair]] |
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** [[Thomas Thevenoud]] affair |
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** [[Kader Arif]] affair |
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** [[Bruno Le Roux]] affair |
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** [[Fillon affair]] |
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** [[Benalla affair]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*''[[Le Canard Enchaîné]]'', an investigative satirical newspaper which uncovered many scandals |
*''[[Le Canard Enchaîné]]'', an investigative satirical newspaper which uncovered many scandals |
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*[[Outreau affair]], a judicial scandal |
*[[Outreau affair]], a judicial scandal |
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'''General:''' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20100708-will-bettencourt-scandal-help-far-right L'Oréal, scandals and the far right] Radio France Internationale in English |
* [http://www.english.rfi.fr/france/20100708-will-bettencourt-scandal-help-far-right L'Oréal, scandals and the far right] Radio France Internationale in English |
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* [[:fr:Liste d'affaires politico-financières françaises|Liste d'affaires politico-financières françaises]] List Of French Financial Political Scandals in French |
* [[:fr:Liste d'affaires politico-financières françaises|Liste d'affaires politico-financières françaises]] List Of French Financial Political Scandals in French |
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[[Category:Politics of France]] |
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[[Category:Corruption in France]] |
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[[Category:Lists of political scandals|France]] |
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[[Category:France politics-related lists]] |
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This is a list of major political scandals in France.
Until 1958
[edit]- 1789: Réveillon riots - popular revolt from April 26- 28, in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris. Considered a precursor to the Storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution.
- 1797: XYZ Affair - a political and diplomatic episode involving confrontation with the United States that led to the Quasi-War.
- 1816: shipwreck of and search for the French frigate Méduse off the west coast of Africa
- 1847: Teste-Cubières corruption scandal, revealed in May 1847
- 1847: Charles de Choiseul-Praslin's suicide after having murdered his wife, daughter of Horace Sébastiani, minister of the July Monarchy
- 1880s: Georges Ernest Boulanger affair
- 1887: Schnaebele incident
- 1887: Wilson scandal, which led to the resignation of President Jules Grévy[1]
- 1890s: Panama scandals
- 1894: Dreyfus affair, treason conviction of Alfred Dreyfus, exposed by writer Émile Zola on 13 January 1898
- 1904: the Affair of the Cards, sometimes called the Affair of the Casseroles.
- 1928: Marthe Hanau affair
- 1930: Albert Oustric affair
- 1934: Stavisky Affair, embezzlement and political corruption
- 1949: the Generals Affair, a political-military scandal during the First Indochina War
- 1950: the Henri Martin Affair, a political-military scandal during the First Indochina War
- 1958: the ballets roses, a scandal most notably involving then President of the Senate, André Le Troquer, in which a group of girls aged 15 to 17 performed "ballets" that ended in orgies
Under the Fifth Republic
[edit]- 1965: the Ben Barka affair, disappearance of the Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka.
- 1968: The Markovic affair
- 1974:
- Eurodif affair
- Cardinal Jean Daniélou's death in the house of a prostitute
- Le Monde reveals the existence of the SAFARI government database, prompting the creation of the CNIL agency in charge of respect of civil rights and data privacy.
- 1979:
- Robert Boulin affair; a minister of the third Raymond Barre government, Boulin was found dead in mysterious circumstances on 30 October 1979
- Diamonds Affair involving Bokassa
- 1981: the Canard enchaîné uncovered the collaborationist role of former official Maurice Papon under Vichy France; the latter would eventually be convicted of crimes against humanity
- 1985: sinking of the Rainbow Warrior by the French DGSE intelligence agency
- 1986: Chernobyl disaster, Jacques Chirac's government wrongly alleged that the "radioactive cloud" had stopped at the French borders
- 1987–1988: Iskandar Safa and the Hostage Scandal involving Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Interior Minister Charles Pasqua
- 1980s: contaminated blood scandal[2]
- The Canard enchaîné satirical newspaper fought to bring to light evidence of alleged corruption during President Jacques Chirac's tenure as Mayor of Paris.[3]
- 1990s: Angolagate (arms-for-oil scandal)
- 1994: Yann Piat affair; a former National Front MP, assassinated on 25 February 1994)
- 1994: Dauphiné News affair; Minister Alain Carignon indicted, later sentenced to 29 months in prison
- 1998: affair Elf-Dumas
- 1999: "Affair of the beach huts", leading to the arrest of prefect Bernard Bonnet
- 2005: the revelations of the Canard enchaîné on Finance Minister Hervé Gaymard's (UMP) lavish state-funded apartment led to his resignation in 2005
- 2006: Clearstream affair allegedly involving Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin (UMP) accused of attempting to discredit his political rivals, including UMP Leader Nicolas Sarkozy, by spreading false allegations concerning the Taiwan frigates scandal.[4]
- Since 2010
See also
[edit]- Balladur jurisprudence, concerning ministers indicted by the justice
- Le Canard Enchaîné, an investigative satirical newspaper which uncovered many scandals
- Outreau affair, a judicial scandal
- Corruption in France
References
[edit]- ^ Peter N. Stearns, William Leonard Langer (2001). The Encyclopedia of World History. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 494. ISBN 0-395-65237-5.
- ^ "Former French ministers go on trial in AIDS blood scandal - February 7, 1999". CNN. 1999-02-07. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^ See: Chirac's role in Parisian corruption scandals.
- ^ "Timeline: France's Clearstream scandal". BBC News. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
External links
[edit]- The Bettencourt/L'Oréal scandal Radio France Internationale in English
- French politics no stranger to scandals Radio France Internationale in English
- L'Oréal, scandals and the far right Radio France Internationale in English
- Liste d'affaires politico-financières françaises List Of French Financial Political Scandals in French