Maurice Grimaud
Maurice Grimaud (11 November 1913 – 16 July 2009) was the
May 1968 general strikes and student uprisings.[1] He is credited with avoiding an escalation of violence and bloodshed during the May 1968 unrest.[1]
Grimaud was born in Annonay, Ardèche, on 11 November 1913.[1] He originally studied literature.
Grimaud began his career in civil service with the
French Interior Minister François Mitterrand.[1]
Prefect of Police
He succeeded
police force, in 1967.[1]
Grimaud would continue to serve as police chief until 1971, when he was succeeded by Jacques Lenoir.
Starting in May 1968,
dormrooms.[1] The students' demands soon expanded, basically challenging the whole of Gaullist society. The protests quickly escalated nationwide, as French trade unions went on strike in solidarity with the students, prompting 10 million union workers to call a general strike.[1]
Student protesters seized and occupied buildings on Paris's Left Bank and Sorbonne University.[1] Grimaud was credited with starting a dialogue with the student protesters and promoting police restraint in the face of the protests.[1]
Maurice Grimaud died on 16 July 2009 in Paris at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Maurice Grimaud dies at 95; former Paris police chief". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
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