André Bettencourt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Bettencourt

French politician

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1919

Place of Birth: Saint-Maurice-d'Ételan, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2007

Profession: politician, diplomat, industrialist, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

André Bettencourt (21 April 1919 – 19 November 2007) was a French politician.
He was awarded the Croix de Guerre, and was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. He had been a member of La Cagoule, a violent French fascist-leaning and anti-communist group, before and into the Second World War; he then joined the anti-German Resistance late in the war.
His earlier affiliation was not known when he later served as a cabinet minister under presidents Pierre Mendès France and Charles de Gaulle, and was awarded for his bravery in the Resistance against the Nazis.