- Alain Peyrefitte
Alain Peyrefitte (
Najac ,August 26 ,1925 –November 27 ,1999 inParis ) was a French scholar and politician.He was a confidant of
Charles De Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat inGermany andPoland .He was Minister of Information from 1962 to 1966, establishing the rules of presidential debates between the two electoral rounds.
He served as Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1981, and was involved in the affair surrounding the mysterious death of
Robert Boulin in 1979.He became a member of the
Académie française in 1977.He wrote "
The Immobile Empire ", published in 1992, and "Quand la Chine s'éveillera... le monde tremblera".References
* Alain Peyrefitte (1993) The collision of two civilisations: the British expedition to China in 1792-4, London: Harvill, ISBN 0-00-272677-7
External links
* [http://www.aasianst.org/EAA/watt.htm Qianlong Meets Macartney]
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