Patrick Pelloux (born 19 August 1963 in

Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Villeneuve-Saint-Georges () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges are called ''Villeneuvois'' in French. History Prehistory and Antiquity Vill ...

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) is a French

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and

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. He is a specialist of

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Biography

Patrick Pelloux became well known in France during the

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, as he was the first to point out that thousands of people were dying, though the French authorities denied it. Since 2004, he has written articles in ''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; meaning ''Charlie Weekly'') is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. Stridently non-conformist in tone, the publication has been described as Anti-racism, anti-racist, sceptica ...

'', a satirical newspaper, on the work of an emergency physician. Since 2008, he has been chairman of '' Association des médecins urgentistes de France'' (a French

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for emergency physicians). He is opposed to

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. During the ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting, on 7 January 2015, he was near the magazine's building, so he was one of the first people on the spot after the shooting, having been called by someone who worked for the magazine. He immediately phoned French President

François Hollande François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. He previously was First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1997 to 2008, Mayor of Tulle from ...

to tell him what had happened. He saw that some of his friends were dead and provided first aid to the others.

Filmography

* 2009 : ''

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'', directed by

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* 2012 : '' Bad Girl'', directed by Patrick Mille

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