René Audran was a senior official of the French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 Ministry of Defence. He was assassinated on 25 January 1985 by the armed group Action directe

Action Directe

Action Directe is French for direct action. It may refer to:* Action directe , the 1970s and 1980s French urban guerrilla group* Action Directe , the rock climb...

 in front of his residence at La Celle-Saint-Cloud

La Celle-Saint-Cloud

La Celle-Saint-Cloud is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:...

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Background

At the time of his death, René Audran had attained the rank of Engineer General. He held the post of Director of International Business of the General Delegation for Ordnance, in charge of weapons sales to Iraq.

External links

• Archives sur la mort de René Audran sur le site de l'INA
• Reportage de France 2 relatant les fonctions de vendeur d'armes de René Audran en Irak
• L'utilisation des armes françaises en Irak contre les Kurdes
• Principes du Droit International édictés par le Tribunal de Nuremberg concernant les crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'Humanité