French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash
by Kim Willsher in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#5F1T5)
Emmanuel Macron pays tribute to tycoon, 69, who represented conservative Les Republicains party
The French billionaire and politician Olivier Dassault has died in a helicopter crash in Normandy. The 69-year-old rightwing MP was the grandson of Marcel Dassault, who founded the aircraft manufacturing company Dassault Aviation.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, paid tribute to Dassault, tweeting that he loved France". As a business leader, MP, local councillor, a reserve commander in the air force, throughout his life he never ceased to serve our country, to promote what was great about it. His brutal death is a great loss. Our thoughts go to his family and his friends," Macron wrote.
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