Georges Figon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Georges Figon

French criminal

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: 14th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1966

Profession: chemist, Barbouze

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Georges Figon

  • Georges-Auguste Figon (21 October 1926 – 17 January 1966) was a French chemist who was a freelance barbouze (secret agent).
  • He arranged the meeting with Mehdi Ben Barka in the Brasserie Lipp in Paris.
  • He later told L'Express that he knew who killed Barka and accused General Oufkir, whom Figon had seen torturing Barka.On 17 January 1966, before the second trial, Figon was found shot dead in his Paris apartment on Rue des Renaudes.
  • Official records ruled death by suicide.
  • In The Great Heroin Coup by Henrik Kruger, the author claims that Christian David shot and killed Figon.

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