Raymond Bourgine
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Raymond Bourgine | |
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| Senator for Paris | |
| In office 25 September 1977 – 29 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | |
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| Born | 9 March 1925 |
| Died | 29 November 1990 (aged 65) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Passy Cemetery, Passy, Paris |
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Raymond Bourgine ((French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ buʁʒin])9 March 1925 – 29 November 1990) was a French journalist and politician.[1] He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs Actuelles from 1966 to 1990 and as French Senator from 1977 to 1990.[1][2]
Raymond Bourgine was born on March 9, 1925, in Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar.[1] He grew up in the Réunion and Madagascar, and joined the French Army in Africa during the Second World War.[1]
Journalism
In 1945, Bourgine started writing for Paris-Matin, followed by La Vie française in 1946 and Aux Écoutes de la Finance in 1947, before becoming its editor-in-chief in 1948.[1][3] In 1957, he bought Aux Écoutes de la Finance, then known as Finance, from Paul Lévy'.[1] In 1962, he launched the luxury magazine Le Spectacle du Monde.[1] In 1966, he founded the publisher Valmonde.[1] The same year, he renamed Finance Valeurs actuelles.[1][4] In 1967, he founded Le Nouveau Journal, and led the Financial and Economics Agency from 1967 to 1970.[1] He served as editor-in-chief of Valeurs actuelles until his death, when his protege François d'Orcival took over.[2][5][6][7]
