André Louis Marie Petit (13 December 1909 – 12 September 1999) was a

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general. He was dismissed from the Army and imprisoned for participating in the 1961 Algiers putsch.{{Cite news , date=8 June 1961 , title=Le Haut Tribunal militaire juge l'ex-général André Petit , work=

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, url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1961/06/08/le-haut-tribunal-militaire-juge-l-ex-general-andre-petit_2281317_1819218.html He was later amnestied and restored in his rank. He also served as head of the Prime Minister's military cabinet from 1959 to 1960 under

Michel Debré Michel Jean-Pierre Debré (; 15 January 1912 – 2 August 1996) was the first Prime Minister of the French Fifth Republic. He is considered the "father" of the current Constitution of France. He served under President Charles de Gaulle from 1959 ...

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1909 births 1999 deaths French anti-communists French generals French Resistance members French nationalists French prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of France