François Missoffe (13 October 1919 in

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– 28 August 2003 in

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) was a French politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport ("Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports") in the

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between 8 January 1966 and 30 May 1968. He played a minor role in the run-up to events of

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. On 8 January 1968, Missoffe was forced by students at the

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to abandon the inauguration of a campus swimming pool. He was interrupted while making his speech at the occasion by student leader,

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in order to demand free access to the girls' dormitory. Missoffe was Ambassador to Japan from 1964 to 1966.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Missoffe, Francois 1919 births 2003 deaths Government ministers of France 20th-century French politicians Ambassadors of France to Japan