Roger de Saivre

Roger de Saivre
Roger de Saivre in 1937
BornMay 14, 1908
Paris, France
DiedDecember 13, 1964 (aged 56)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPolitician
RelativesJacques Isorni (cousin)

Roger de Saivre (1908-1964) was a French politician. A supporter of the Révolution nationale, he served as co-Cabinet Secretary to Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1941 to 1942. He was deported to the Dachau concentration camp for his vocal criticisms of the Nazi invaders in 1943. After liberation in 1945, he served as a member of the National Assembly, from 1951 to 1955 representing French Algeria. He was a proponent of the French Empire.

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