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Born: 5 March 1924 Died: 15 August 2013
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Jacques Vergès (5 March 1924 – 15 August 2013) was a Siamese-born French lawyer, writer and political activist who earned fame for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. He was imprisoned for his activism in 1960 and temporarily lost his license to officially practice law. A supporter of the Palestinian fedayeen in the 1960s, he disappeared from 1970 to 1978 without ever explaining his whereabouts during that period. He had been involved then in legal cases for high-profile defendants charged with terrorism or war crimes, including Nazi Klaus Barbie in 1987, terrorist Carlos the Jackal in 1994,
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1. 60 Minutes (1968)
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3. Tout le monde en parle (1998)
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4. On n'est pas couché (2006)
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5. On a tout essayé (2000)
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1. Hôtel Terminus (1989)
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4. In the Dark Room (2013)
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