Maurice Grimaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French Prefect of Police of the city of Paris during the May 1968 general strikes
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Place of Birth: Annonay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Maurice Grimaud
- Maurice Grimaud (11 November 1913 – 16 July 2009) was the French Prefect of Police, or police chief, of the city of Paris during the May 1968 general strikes and student uprisings.
- He is credited with avoiding an escalation of violence and bloodshed during May 1968 unrest.Grimaud was born in Annonay, Ardèche, on 11 November 1913.
- He originally studied literature.
- Grimaud began his career in civil service with the French colonial administration of Morocco in Rabat.
- He later worked in both Algeria and Germany.
- Grimaud also worked as a local governor and aide to then-French Interior Minister François Mitterrand.
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