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Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909 – 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975.[1] He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941[2] and was a member of the Brutus Network, a Resistant Socialist group. Mayer also supported the Libération-sud resistance movement headed by Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie.
Daniel Raphaël Mayer | |
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| President of the Constitutional Council of France | |
| In office 4 March 1983 – 4 March 1986 | |
| Appointed by | François Mitterrand |
| Preceded by | Roger Frey |
| Succeeded by | Robert Badinter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1909 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 December 1996 (aged 87) Orsay, Île-de-France, France |
| Occupation | Politician |
References edit
- ^ Bridgford, Jeff (1995). "Mayer, Daniel Raphaël (1909–)". In A. T. Lane (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders. Vol. 2. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 632–3. ISBN 978-0-313-29900-1.
- ^ Simkin, John. "Daniel William Mayer". Biography. Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-02-19.