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Cause of death. Suicide by gunshot. Resting place. Père Lachaise Cemetery. Nationality. French. Occupation. Financier. Serge Alexandre Stavisky (20 November 1886 – 8 January 1934) was a French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the Stavisky Affair.
Stavisky affair, French financial scandal of 1933 that, by triggering right-wing agitation, resulted in a major crisis in the history of the Third Republic (1870–1940). The scandal came to light in December 1933 when the bonds of a credit organization in Bayonne, founded by the financier Alexandre
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Serge Alexandre Stavisky, né le 20 novembre 1886 à Slobodka (localité de l'ancien gouvernement de Kiev) et mort le 8 janvier 1934 à Chamonix, est un chevalier d'industrie (« escroc ») français, d'origine russe. Il s'est livré à d'importants détournements de fonds.
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The Stavisky affair was a financial scandal in France in 1934, involving embezzler Alexandre Stavisky. The scandal had political ramifications for the Radical-Socialist government after it was revealed that Prime Minister Camille Chautemps had protected Stavisky, who died suddenly in mysterious circumstances.
Jan 8, 2014 · Jan 8, 2014. On January 8, 1934, French police found the suspected con man and fugitive Alexandre Stavisky wounded and dying in a chalet in the ski resort of Chamonix. Stavisky died early the next morning in hospital – and his death led to a chain reaction of events that led to the swift resignations of two French premiers, as well as the ...
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When Stavisky was found dead in January 1934, police officials said that he had committed suicide. Members of the French right believed, however, that Stavisky had been killed to prevent revelation of a scandal that would involve prominent people, including ministers….
Stavisky and His Era by Paul Jankowski Brandéis University Monday evening, January 8, 1934: Alexandre Sacha Stavisky lay dying in Le Vieux Logis in Chamonix. The police had found him, the wire services had announced the news, Vére Staviskienne had ended. Sacha, alias Serge Alexandre, le beau Serge, swindler and bon vivant, had taken his own ...
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