François Missoffe (13 October 1919 – 28 August 2003) was a French politician and diplomat.
He was
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport ("Ministre de la Jeunesse et des Sports") in the
Government of France
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between 8 January 1966 and 30 May 1968.
He played a minor role in the run-up to events of
May 1968 in France. On 8 January 1968, Missoffe was forced by students at the
Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
Paris Nanterre University (), formerly University of Paris West, Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is one of the most pres ...
to abandon the inauguration of a campus swimming pool. He was interrupted while making his speech at the occasion by student leader,
Daniel Cohn-Bendit in order to demand free access to the girls' dormitory.
Missoffe was Ambassador to Japan from 1964 to 1966.
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1919 births
2003 deaths
Government ministers of France
20th-century French politicians
Ambassadors of France to Japan