Yann Piat

Yann Annabelle Piat (née Marie; 12 June 1949 – 25 February 1994) was a French politician. She served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1994, first with the far right party National Front, then with the centrist party Union for French Democracy. She was assassinated on 25 February 1994.

Early life Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949, in Saigon, French Cochinchina.

Career Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front.

She later joined the Union for French Democracy.

Assassination Pair was gunned down by Lucien Ferri, while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994.

Legacy In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour.

In 2012, a TV film directed by Antoine de Caunes and starring Karin Viard as Piat, entitled Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat was released on Canal +.