Roger Auque
Roger Henri Auque (11 January 1956 – 8 September 2014) was a French journalist, war correspondent, and diplomat, and Israeli spy.[1] He served as France's Ambassador to Eritrea from 2009 to 2012.[2]
Life and career
Auque was born in
Auque began his career as a
Auque was arrested by Hezbollah in January 1987 after being suspected of espionage activity on behalf of the Israelis.
Auque authored two books, including an autobiographical account of his captivity by Hezbollah. Ronen Bergman, an Israeli journalist, documented Auque's 1987 captivity in a chapter of his book, The Secret War With Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Power, which was published in 2008.[2]
Roger Auque was sent to Rome as a reporter for
In 2008, Auque returned to France to pursue politics and diplomacy. He was elected a Paris municipal councilor in 2008 as a member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).[2] Auque served as the French Ambassador to Eritrea from 2009 to 2012.[2] He became friends with the Israeli Ambassador to Eritrea, Guy Feldman, during his tenure.[2]
Roger Auque died from brain cancer on 8 September 2014, at the age of 58. He had been treated at Val-de-Grâce military hospital during his illness.[2][3] He revealed in a book published posthumously in 2015 that he had been a Mossad agent.[4][5]
Family
He is the father of Vladimir Auque, Carla Auque and
His daughter Maréchal-Le Pen was a member of the
References
- Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Ayad, Christophe (11 September 2014). "Roger Auque, journaliste et diplomate". Le Monde. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Le Cain, Blandine (6 February 2015). "Les confidences posthumes de l'ex-otage au Liban Roger Auque". Le Figaro. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Zilberstein, Lior (17 February 2015). "The Israeli agent behind enemy lines". Ynet News. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ Fair, Vanity; France, Condé Nast Digital. "POUVOIR". Vanity Fair (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Il évoque Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, sa fille - Les confidences posthumes de Roger Auque". Paris Match (in French). 4 February 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "L'identité du véritable père de Marion Maréchal-Le Pen dévoilée". Le Parisien. 7 November 2013.
- ^ The next Le Pen: 25-year-old ‘true darling’, Politico, by Nicholas Vinocur, 20 Apr 2015
- ^ "Marion Maréchal-Le Pen attaque L'Express". LExpress.fr (in French). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Wallerand de Saint Just. "Communiqué de Presse de Wallerand de Saint Just, Avocat de Marion Marechal Le Pen". RN - Rassemblement National (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2020.