Ange Mancini (born 15 June 1944,

Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes Beausoleil (; oc, Bèusoleu ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It adjoins the Principality of Monaco to its south. The commune of Beausoleil was established in 190 ...

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national coordinator.Armel Mehani, 'Ange Mancini bientôt coordonnateur du renseignement', in ''

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/ref>'Le groupe Accor attaqué par des proches de DSK', in ''

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/ref>Jean-Dominique Merchet, 'Ange Mancini, un policier au renseignement. Un de plus..', in '' Marianne (magazine), Marianne'', 24 Feb 2011 'Ange Mancini officiellement nommé coordonnateur national du renseignement', in ''

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/ref>'Ange Mancini, un ex-grand flic nommé coordonnateur du renseignement', in ''France 24'', 24 March 201

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/ref>'Ange Mancini, un super-flic à la tête du renseignement', in '' L'Express (France), L'Express'', 23/02/201

/ref>'Ange Mancini', in ''Le Point'', 03/03/2011
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Biography

His father was a

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from

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. In 1963, he started a career in the National Police. In 1983, he served as the head of the Service régional de police judiciaire of

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

. In 1985, he created the Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID). He served as its first head from 1985 to 1990.'Le préfet Ange Mancini devrait être nommé coordonnateur national du renseignement', in '' 20 minutes'', 22.02.1

/ref> In 1987, he helped arrest members of Action directe (armed group), Action directe in the

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. From 1990 to 1995, he served as the head of the SRPJ of

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. He then served as the Deputy Head of the

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until 1996.'Jacques Guimezanes succède à Ange Mancini à la direction de la police judiciaire', in ''

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/ref> From 1999 to 2002, he served as deputy

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for security of Corse-du-Sud and

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. He served as the prefect of

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

from 2002 to 2006, then of

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, and later as Prefect of Martinique since 2007. He enjoys

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, cross-country cycling, and

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References

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