French President Assassinated

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

2205

Date Released

9 May 1932

Date Other

6 May 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1French President Assassinated

Story

Summary

NoS synopsis: Latest and exclusive pictures of the scenes in Paris immediately after the outrage. Crowds gather after assassination of President Doumer.

Researcher Comments

On 6 May 1932, Doumer was shot in Paris at the opening of a book fair by Paul Gorguloff, a mentally unstable Russian émigré.

Keywords

Politics and government; Assassinations

Written sources

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Library number GR

17818

Length of story (in feet)

63

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