Chiappe
Chiappe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Luis M. Chiappe, Argentine paleontologist *Jean Chiappe, high-ranking French civil servant *María Luisa Chiappe, Colombian economist, diplomat, civil servant and businesswoman *Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe, Peruvian politician {{surname, Chiappe ...
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Jean Chiappe
Jean Baptiste Pascal Eugène Chiappe (3 May 1878 – 27 November 1940) was a high-ranking French civil servant. Chiappe was director of the ''Sûreté générale'' in the 1920s. He was subsequently given the post of Préfet de police in the 1930s, a role in which he was very popular. His politics tended towards the right, and successive leftist governments tried in vain to dislodge him. Finally, on 3 February 1934, Édouard Daladier, new president of the ''Conseil'', recalled him from his post. The far-right leagues promptly organized a large demonstration of support on 6 February 1934, which rapidly degenerated into a riot against the republic and the government. This disturbance is referenced in Luis Buñuel's film '' Diary of a Chambermaid'' (1964). At the denouement of the film, right-wing protesters are seen chanting ''Vive Chiappe!'' outside the café owned by a sympathizer in Cherbourg. This was Buñuel's payback for Chiappe's role in banning the Buñuel- Dalí film ...
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