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Bernard Tapie
Bernard Roger Tapie was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
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politics · French businessman and politician (1943–2021) · politician · businessperson · film actor · singer · ship-owner · minister · entrepreneur · actor · sports executive · also Bernard Tapie, Tapie
Born 26 January 1943 · Died 3 October 2021 · Q728645
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2026· 1 entry
2023· 1 entry
Netflix released the biographical limited series Class Act
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2021· 2 entries
Died 2021-10-03.
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Tapie and his wife were severely beaten in a home invasion robbery
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2019· 1 entry
A criminal case was conducted against Tapie
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2018· 1 entry
Tapie was diagnosed with double cancer, stomach and esophagus
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2012· 1 entry
The new French government held by the socialists announced they would challenge in courts the Arbitrage sentence ruled in favor of Tapie under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy
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2008· 2 entries
Also tried to dabble in the online poker world when Laurent Tapie tried to acquire Full Tilt Poker
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A special judicial panel ruled that Tapie should receive compensation of €404 million from the French Ministry of Finance, headed by Christine Lagarde
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2005· 1 entry
After an appeal from Crédit Lyonnais, the Appeal Court increased the sanction to 150 million Euros
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded European of the Year (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
A documentary titled Who is Bernard Tapie
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2000· 1 entry
Made his debut as a theater actor, receiving great reviews from French critics for his re-enactment of Jack Nicholson's role of Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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1998· 1 entry
Tapie collaborated on a song written by Doc Gynéco, "C'est beau la vie"
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1997· 1 entry
For nearly six months), in the Phocéa affair and in the Testut affair
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1995· 4 entries
Tapie turned to artistic endeavors because he was unable to pursue his previous interests: he was personally bankrupt and therefore unable to pursue business ventures, he was declared ineligible to run for political offi
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Adidas was listed on the Stock Exchange for a valuation of 11 billion francs, nearly six times the price paid by Robert to Tapie to acquire it
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After a high-profile case by public prosecutor Éric de Montgolfier, he was sentenced by the Court of Appeals of Douai to two years in prison, including 8 months non-suspended and three years of deprivation of his civic r
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A 600-million-franc (90-million-euro) sum was granted by the French justice system
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1994· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1994–1997).
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Tapie was under criminal investigation for complicity of corruption and witness tampering
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1993· 3 entries
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1993–1996).
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And 1994 when it sold Adidas on his behalf to Robert Louis-Dreyfus, apparently by arranging a larger sale with Dreyfus without Tapie's knowledge
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The same year that Marseille won the Champions League, he was accused of fixing the match between his club and minor club Valenciennes; the motivation seemed to be that he could thus save his best players for important m
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1992· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of City Affairs (1992–1992).
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Career landmark: Minister of City Affairs (1992–1993).
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1990· 1 entry
Tapie purchased Adidas for nearly 1
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the French National Assembly (1989–1992).
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1988· 1 entry
And broke the world record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1986–1994).
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1985· 2 entries
Tapie bought the sailing ship Club Méditerrannée from the wife of disappeared French navigator Alain Colas
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And 1986 – and his football club Marseille won the French championship four times in a row, and the Champions League in 1993
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1966· 1 entry
Released ep “Tu l'oublieras”.
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1943· 1 entry
Born 1943-01-26.
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