Assassination of Claude Érignac, Historical site in Ajaccio, France
The assassination of Claude Érignac was a significant political event.
Claude Érignac was murdered on February 6, 1998.
This assassination marked the peak of Corsican nationalist violence.
Ajaccio's streets bear the scars of this high-profile crime.
The only prefect of France to be assassinated in the 20th century.
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