Robert Hersant

Robert Hersant (January 30, 1920 - April 21 1996) was a French newspaper magnate with right-wing political views.

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January 30 - 1920 - April 21 - 1996 - French - Newspaper - Right-wing

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Robert Hersant founded the rightist political party Jeune Front in 1940. He was sentenced in 1947 to 10 years of national indignity for collaboration with Nazi Germany. In 1952, however, he benefited from the general amnesty.

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Jeune Front - 1940 - 1947 - Collaboration - Nazi Germany - 1952 - Amnesty

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Meanwhile, in 1950, he started the Auto-Journal, which met success due to the increasing popularity of automobiles.

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1950 - Auto-Journal - Automobile

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He gradually built his empire by buying local or regional newspapers through his holding company Socpresse (and its associate France-Antilles).

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Socpresse - France-Antilles

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In 1975, he purchased the great conservative newspaper le Figaro and in 1980 acquired "L'Aurore" from the estate of Marcel Boussac.

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1975 - Conservative - Le Figaro - Marcel Boussac

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In 1987, he was involved in the launching of the La Cinq TV-channel.

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1987 - La Cinq

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