Jean-Paul Pigasse
| Jean-Paul Pigasse | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 26, 1939 Toulouse, France |
| Residence | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Journalist, media proprietor |
| Relatives | Mathieu Pigasse (nephew) |
Jean-Paul Pigasse (born 1939) is a Brazzaville-based French journalist and media proprietor.
Early life
Jean-Paul Pigasse was born on July 26, 1939 in Toulouse, France.
Career
Pigasse wrote under the pseudonym of 'Favilla' for Les Echos from 1978 to 1984.[1] He is the author of five non-fiction books.
He is the owner of ADIAC, a communications firm which publishes the daily newspaper Les Dépêches de Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3] He is friends with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso.[2][3]
In 2002, Tracfin realised that in 1999-2000, he had received 2,2 million Francs (around 340,000 Euros) from an offshore company called Socoil.[2] Out of this sum, 1,2 million Francs were transferred to French businessman André Tarallo as a payback for a prior loan.[2]
Personal life
His wife is a cousin of French businessman Alfred Sirven.[2] He lives in Brazzaville, Congo.[3]
Bibliography
- La difficulté d'informer : vérités sur la presse économique (Paris: Alain Moreau, 1975).
- Les sept portes du futur : des clés pour déchiffrer l'avenir (Paris: Albin Michel, 1981).
- Le bouclier d'Europe (Paris: Robert Laffont, 1992).
- La France et sa défense (with Jacques Baumel, Paris: Forgues, 1994).
- Congo, chronique d'une guerre annoncée : 5 juin-15 octobre 1997 (Paris: L'Harmattan, 1997).
- Le dossier noir de la presse française (Paris: Forgues, 1998).
References
- ↑ Jean-Paul Pigasse, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 1 2 3 4 5 La justice enquête sur l'ami du président congolais, Le Parisien, April 24, 2002
- 1 2 3 Maria Malagardis, Brazzaville entre plumes et enclume, Libération, February 22, 2013