Jean Cristofol

Jean Cristofol (1901–1957) was a French Communist politician.[1] He was a député in the National Assembly of France from 1936 to 1940, and from 1946 to 1957, then Mayor of Marseille, the second largest city in France, from 1946 to 1947.[1][2]

Biography

Jean Joseph Antoine Cristofol was born on March 24, 1901 in Aja-Vilallovent, Spain.[1][3] He became a député in the French National Assembly in 1936.[1] In April 1940, he was sent to prison by the Vichy government for being a Communist.[1] He was released in 1943, and became a député again in 1944.[1] He was the Mayor of Marseille from 1946 to 1947.[3][4][5] He died on November 21, 1957 in Villejuif, France.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 French National Assembly biography
  2. ↑ Maurice Agulhon, Fernand Barrat, C. R. S. à Marseille:"la police au service du peuple," 1944-1947, A. Colin, 1971, p. 144
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jean Baptiste Gaignebet, Pierre Guiral, La Provence de 1900 à nos jours, Privat, 1978, p. 313
  4. ↑ Gilles Rochu, Marseille, les années Defferre, Editions A. Moreau, 1983, p. 73
  5. ↑ Le Point, Issues 537-545, 1983, p. 33