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Alexis Arette

1927 – 2023

French politician and felibre

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About Alexis Arette

Lived 1927 – 2023 (aged 95). Alexis Arette was a French farmer, politician, environmentalist and poet.

Alexis Arette-Lendresse (20 June 1927 – 15 January 2023), also known as Alexis Arette-Hourquet, was a French farmer, writer, and politician of the National Front. He was associated with the Organisation armée secrète.

Biography Arette left Metropolitan France for French Indochina in 1949 as a . After being wounded, he was honored by the Legion of Honour and awarded a Médaille militaire. He returned to France in 1953 and took over his parents' farm and joined the . In 1967, he served as director of the Festival de Siros and became vice-president of the Académie de Béarn in 1970. From 1982 to 1991, he was president of the Fédération française de l'agriculture.

In 1986, Arette was elected to the Regional Council of Aquitaine on the list of the National Front, and re-elected in 1992.

In 2001, Arette published the book Les Dieux du crépuscule, which theorized that mad cow disease had been instrumented by the Americans.

Arette died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 95.

Works Les Damnés de la terre (1994) On m'appelait Bleu de Noir, Chroniques d'Indochine (1997) Les Dieux du crépuscule (1998) L'Éternel et le temps des dieux : propos d'un paysan chrétien à un ami païen (2001) Nos bêtes d'Aquitaine dans la langue, l'histoire et le légendaire gascons (2003) Nos fleurs d'Aquitaine dans la langue, la sorcellerie et la médecine gasconnes (2003) La Longue marche des Aquitains (2007) Fils d'Homme, je t'ai fait sentinelle (2013)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Member of the Regional Council of Aquitaine, President
Awards
Jaufre Rudel Award; Master of the joyful knowledge of the Félibrige
Also known as
Alexis Arette-Lendresse

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alexis Arette's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexis Arette?

French politician and felibre (1927–2023)

When was Alexis Arette born?

Alexis Arette was born on 20 June 1927 in Momas.

When did Alexis Arette die?

Alexis Arette died on 16 January 2023 in Aressy.

What was Alexis Arette's occupation?

Alexis Arette was a farmer, politician, environmentalist and poet.

What nationality was Alexis Arette?

Alexis Arette was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexis Arette

· Wikidata: Q2399783

· DBpedia: Alexis Arette

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