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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jacques_VergèsJacques Vergès - Wikipedia

    Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a Siamese-born 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.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2013/08/17 › worldJacques Vergès, Defender of Terrorists And War Criminals, Is ...

    Aug 16, 2013 · By Robert D. McFadden. 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 ...

  4. www.theguardian.com › world › 2013Jacques Vergès obituary | France | The Guardian

    Aug 16, 2013 · Fri 16 Aug 2013 14.17 EDT. Jacques Vergès, who has died aged 88, was one of France's best known and most controversial lawyers. He was nicknamed "the devil's advocate" for defending...

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  6. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesJacques Vergès, French lawyer who defended despised criminals ...

    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 ...

  7. apnews.com › article › fad65891bdda425d888afb0e59a9b736Verges, French 'Devil's advocate,' dies age 88 | AP News

    Aug 16, 2013 · By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press. Published 4:05 AM PDT, August 16, 2013. PARIS (AP) — Jacques Verges, the flamboyant lawyer who earned the nickname the “Devil’s advocate” for his defense of former Nazis, terrorist bombers and notorious dictators and their aides, has died. He was 88.

  8. www.theguardian.com › world › 2013Jacques Vergès, French lawyer who defended Klaus Barbie, dies ...

    Aug 16, 2013 · The controversial French lawyer Jacques Vergès, who defended clients including the Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and advised others such as Slobodan Milosevic, has died aged 88.

  9. www.france24.com › en › 20130816-france-devilsFrench ‘Devil’s advocate’ Jacques Vergès dies - France 24

    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 ...