Charles Henri Gombault (1907–1983) was a

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journalist and publisher. He was the son of Georges Gombault, also a renowned journalist and a politician. He attended the Lycee Condorcet. In 1928, he joined the '' Paris-Jour'' daily and later worked at '' Paris- Midi'' and '' Paris-Soir'', where he mainly covered politics. After the

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, he fled to

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and joined the Free French movement. He returned in 1944 after the

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. Soon after, he and

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established the ''

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'' newspaper, which became an enormous success. His first marriage gave him two children. In 1966, he married the

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. He died in Paris in 1983.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gombault, Charles French journalists 1907 births 1983 deaths