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Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)

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Madeleine Riffaud

French poet, journalist and Resistance member (1924–2024)

Marie-Madeleine Riffaud was a French Resistance fighter, poet, journalist and war correspondent. After active resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, she reported for the Communist newspaper L'Humanité and other left-wing publications on the Algerian…
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August 23

Day of the year

August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 130 days remain until the end of the year.
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