Family to bury Jean-Marie Le Pen

As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
He ran unsuccessfully for the French presidency five times, riding waves of discontent and xenophobia as the leader of the National Front party.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. He was 96.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of French far right, dies aged 96
A Holocaust denier and unrepentant extremist on race and immigration, the far-right politician has died at 96.
In Death, Jean-Marie Le Pen of France Is Embraced by Far-Right Party He Once Led
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of Marine Le Pen and the defining figure of France’s postwar far-right movement, has died at the age of 96, according to French network BFMTV.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen Was a Prototype for Trumpian Vote-Winners
Champagne and fireworks on the left, mixed emotions on the right, caginess and circumspection across the political establishment: Such was the reaction this week to the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 96-year-old figurehead of the French far-right,
French Far-Right Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen Has Died Aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right political party the National Front, has died aged 96, a senior party official has announced.
Funeral of Jean-Marie Le Pen takes place amid heavy security
The private funeral of Jean-Marie Le Pen has taken place amid heightened security, after the polarising post-war French party leader died aged 96 on Tuesday.
French far-right icon Jean-Marie Le Pen buried in Brittany
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right nationalist party formerly known as the National Front, was buried on ...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far right, dies aged 96
Controversy was Le Pen's constant companion: accusations of racism and antisemitism dogged the National Front from when he co ...