Georges Besse (born December 25, 1927 in Clermont-Ferrand, France, died November 17, 1986) was a French businessman who led several large state-controlled French companies during his lifetime. He was assassinated outside his home on November 17, 1986 by the militant Maoist organization Action Directe, an act believed to be in retaliation for his reforms of the financially stricken automaker Renault which involved laying off a large amount of workers. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Targeted killing be merged into this article or section. ... Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛澤東思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), also called Marxism-Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM), is a variant of communism derived from the teachings of Mao Zedong (1893–1976). ... Action Directe was a French left-wing urban guerrilla or terror group which committed a series of assassinations and violent attacks in France in the 1980s. ... Automakers are companies that produce automobiles. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ...

Two women, Nathalie Menigon and Joelle Aubron, were charged with his murder in March 1987 and were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989. Two other Action Directe members, Jean-Marc Rouillan and Georges Cipriani, were convicted as accomplices and also sentenced to life imprisonment.

Career timeline

• 1958 - General manager of USSI.
• 1964 - Becomes manager assistant general manager of CIT-Alcatel.
• 1974 - Becomes president of Eurodif.
• 1978 - Becomes chairman of COGEMA.
• 1982 - Becomes director of Pechiney-Ugine-Kulmann.
• 1985 - Becomes director of Renault.

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External links

• BBC News: News report on his assassination