Roger de Saivre

He became the editor-in-chief of National in 1932.^[2]

He was a staunch supporter of the Révolution nationale and a vehement opponent of Nazism.^[1] In October 1940, with Henry Pugibet, he co-founded Jeunesse de France et d'outre-mers, a youth organization meant to spread the Révolution nationale among the colonial youths.^[2]

He served as the co-Cabinet Secretary to Marshal Philippe Pétain from July 1941 to December 1942, alongside Henry du Moulin de Labarthète.^[2] De Saivre was in charge of French Algerian affairs in the cabinet; from July 1942 to December 1942, he was assisted by Georges Demay.^[2] He was fired in December 1942 for his criticism of the Nazi invaders.^[1]

He was arrested by the Nazis on December 24, 1942, and jailed at the Château du Hâ, followed by the Fresnes Prison.^[1] In April 1943, he was taken to the Dachau concentration camp.^[1] He was liberated in May 1945.^[1] Shortly after the war, he became a founding member of the Association for the Defence of the Memory of Marshal Pétain^[1] and later became General Secretary of the Petainist political party Union of Independent and Republican Nationals (UNIR).^[3]

In the 1948 elections to the Algerian Assembly, he ran under the slogan, "Voting for de Saivre is voting for Pétain" — a campaign that secured 20% of the vote.^[1]

He served as a member of the National Assembly for Oran, French Algeria from June 17, 1951, to December 1, 1955.^[1] He was critical of the "excesses" of the épuration légale.^[1] He was an unwavering supporter of the French Empire, including French Algeria and French Indochina.^[1]

He died on December 13, 1964, in Paris.^[1]