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Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a Vietnamese French lawyer and anti-colonial activist. Vergès began as a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II, under Charles de Gaulle 's Free French forces.
Aug 16, 2013 · Jacques Vergès, the French lawyer who embraced anticolonial causes and the role of devil’s advocate on a world stage to defend war criminals, terrorists, dictators and other notorious...
Aug 28, 2013 · Jacques Vergès, defence lawyer, died on August 15th, aged 88 or 89. Aug 28th 2013. “SALAUD” was a good word. It hissed through the air and landed smack on the face, like a gob of mud. Plenty ...
Aug 16, 2013 · The controversial French lawyer Jacques Vergès, nicknamed the ‘Devil’s advocate’ for defending a series of high-profile clients with blood on their hands, died in Paris late Thursday aged 88.
Aug 16, 2013 · Anti-colonialist, iconoclast and lawyer, Jacques Vergès was a Frenchman who gained international renown for defending some of the most notorious criminals in modern history.
Jacques Vergès, nicknamed the “Devil’s Advocate”, was the prominent and outspoken lawyer who earned his unusual sobriquet by defending some of the most notorious criminals of the 20th century.
Aug 16, 2013 · Jacques Vergès, the French lawyer and enfant terrible known for his defense of the world’s most despised criminals, including the infamous Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie and the Venezuelan-born...
Aug 16, 2013 · Jacques Vergès, the flamboyant lawyer who earned the nickname the “Terror's advocate” for his defence of former Nazis, terrorist bombers and notorious dictators and their aides, has died of a ...
Aug 17, 2013 · Jacques Vergès, doubtless the most provocative and mysterious French lawyer of his generation, died at the age of 88 on Thursday night. Vergès left the world with his usual theatrical flair, by...
Jacques Vergès, né le 20 avril 1924 au Laos, officiellement le 5 mars 1925 à Ubon Ratchathani, au Siam (actuelle Thaïlande) [note 1], et mort le 15 août 2013 à Paris, est un avocat, militant politique et écrivain franco-algérien.
