Roger de Saivre (1908-1964) was a French politician. A supporter of the Révolution nationale, he served as co- Cabinet Secretary to Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1941 to 1942. He was deported to the

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for his vocal criticisms of the Nazi invaders in 1943. After liberation in 1945, he served as a member of the

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, from 1951 to 1955 representing

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. He was a proponent of the

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Early life

Roger de Saivre was born on May 14, 1908, in Paris.National Assembly: Roger de Saivre
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L'Empire français dans la Révolution Nationale : l'exemple de la vision algérienne des entourages du maréchal Pétain (1940- 1942)
''Outre-mers'', 2004, vol. 91, issue 342-342, p. 43 He studied the Law and became a leader of the Jeunesses Patriotes by 1927. He edited their monthly newspaper, ''Les étudiants de France'', with a circulation of 10,000. He graduated from

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in 1931.

Career

He became the editor-in-chief of ''National'' in 1932. He was a staunch supporter of the Révolution nationale, and a vehement opponent of

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. In October 1940, with Henry Pugibet, he co-founded Jeunesse de France et d'outre-mers, a youth organization meant to spread the Révolution nationale among the colonial youths. He served as the co- Cabinet Secretary to Marshal Philippe Pétain from July 1941 to December 1942, alongside

Henry du Moulin de Labarthète Henry du Moulin de Labarthète (1900–1948) was a French senior civil servant, tax auditor, diplomat and memoirist. He served as Cabinet Secretary under Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1940 to 1942. He was a staunch supporter of the Révolution na ...

. De Saivre was in charge of French Algerian affairs in the cabinet; from July 1942 to December 1942, he was assisted by Georges Demay. He was fired in December 1942 for his criticism of the Nazi invaders. He was arrested by the Nazis on December 24, 1942, and jailed at the Château du Hâ, followed by the Fresnes Prison. In April 1943, he was taken to the

. He was liberated in May 1945. Shortly after the war, he became a founding member of the

Association for the Defence of the Memory of Marshal Pétain The Association for the Defence of the Memory of Marshal Pétain (''Association pour défendre la mémoire du maréchal Pétain'' or ''ADMP'') is a French association set up on 6 November 1951 under the patronage of general Maxime Weygand, its hono ...

. He served as a member of the

for

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from June 17, 1951, to December 1, 1955. He was critical of the "excesses" of the

épuration légale The ''épuration légale'' (French "legal purge") was the wave of official trials that followed the Liberation of France and the fall of the Vichy Regime. The trials were largely conducted from 1944 to 1949, with subsequent legal action continui ...

. He was an unwavering supporter of the French Empire, including French Algeria and

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Death

He died on December 13, 1964, in Paris.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saivre, Roger de 1908 births 1964 deaths Politicians from Paris Republican Federation politicians National Centre of Independents and Peasants politicians Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic Members of Parliament for French Algeria French nationalists Sciences Po alumni Dachau concentration camp survivors Order of the Francisque recipients