Francois de Grossouvre
- Category : 1918-births
- Type : PSP
- Profile : 4/1 - Opportunistic / Investigator
- Definition : Split - Small (48,57)
- Incarnation Cross : JX Opinions
Biography
French politician charged in 1981 by newly elected president François Mitterrand with overseeing national security and other sensitive matters, in particular those concerning Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Morocco, Gabon, the Persian Gulf countries, Pakistan and the two Koreas. He was also in charge of the French branch of Gladio, NATO's stay-behind paramilitary secret armies during the Cold War.
He was found dead on 7 April 1994 with gunshot wounds at the Élysée Palace, the French President's official residence. The official verdict was suicide.