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TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
OwnerSocpresse
EditorNicolas Beytout
Founded15 January 1826
as a daily newspaper:
16 November 1866
Political allegianceConservative
LanguageFrench
Headquarters14 Boulevard Haussman
F-75009 Paris
ISSN0182-5852
Website: www.lefigaro.fr

Le Figaro (English: The Barber) is one of the leading French morning daily newspapers. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Berliner, or " midi " is a Newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470 mm × 315 mm (18½  in × 12 Socpresse is a French corporation which controls the conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro, 40% of the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, as Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Its editorial line is conservative and has generally been supportive of the Rally for the Republic political party and its successor, the Union for a Popular Movement. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The Rally for the Republic ( French: Rassemblement pour la République, RPR) was a French Right-wing Political party Its circulation was 342,445 in 2005 (365,682 in 2002).

The Parisian paper was founded as a satirical weekly in 1826, taking its name and motto from Le Mariage de Figaro, a play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The Marriage of Figaro ( French: La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de Figaro —"folle journée" meaning "crazy day" is a comedy in Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (24 January 1732 &ndash 18 May 1799 was a watch-maker inventor musician politician fugitive spy publisher arms-dealer and revolutionary (The motto, "Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est point d'éloge flatteur" translates as "Without the freedom to criticise, there is no true praise". ) It was published somewhat irregularly until 1854, when it was taken over by Hippolyte de Villemessant. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year By 1866 it had gained the greatest circulation of any newspaper in France; its first daily edition, that of 16 November 1866 sold 56,000 copies. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Wolff, Émile Zola, Alphonse Karr and Jules Claretie were among the paper's early contributors. Albert Wolff ( January 19, 1884 – February 20, 1970) was a French conductor and composer of Dutch decent Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr ( November 24, 1808 – September 29, 1890) was a French Critic, Journalist and Jules Arsène Arnaud Claretie ( December 3, 1840 - December 23, 1913) was a French literary figure and director of the Théâtre

On March 16, 1914, Gaston Calmette, the editor of Le Figaro, was assassinated by Henriette Caillaux, the wife of a former Prime Minister of France after he published a letter that cast serious doubt on her husband's integrity. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gaston Calmette (January 30 1858 in Montpellier – March 16 1914 Paris) was a French Journalist. Henriette Caillaux (1874-1943 was a Parisian Socialite and second wife of the former Prime Minister of France. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers [1]

By the start of World War II, Le Figaro had become France's leading newspaper. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After the war it became the voice of the upper middle class, and continues to maintain a conservative position. The upper middle class is a sociological concept referring to the Social group constituted by higher-status members of the Middle class.

In 1922 Le Figaro was purchased by perfume millionaire François Coty. François Coty (born Joseph Marie François Spoturno; 3 May 1874, Ajaccio, Corsica &ndash 25 July 1934, [2] In 1975 Le Figaro was bought by Robert Hersant. Robert Hersant ( Vertou, 30 January 1920 &ndash Saint-Cloud, 21 April 1996 was a French Newspaper magnate with Right-wing political In 1999 the Carlyle Group obtained a 40% stake in the paper, which it later sold in March of 2002. The Carlyle Group is a global Private equity investment firm based in Washington D As of 2004, Le Figaro is controlled by Serge Dassault, a conservative businessman and politician best known for running the aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, which he inherited from his father, its founder, Marcel (1892 - 1986). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Serge Dassault (born 4 April 1925 is a French Entrepreneur ( Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Group and conservative Politician Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, a subsidiary of Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch, ( Paris, 22 January 1892 - Neuilly-sur-Seine, 17 April 1986) was a French The ownership of a major national newspaper by a person who also controls a major military supplier, as well as being a mayor and senator from the ruling UMP party, and whose son Olivier Dassault is a member of the French National Assembly for the same party, was highly controversial inside and outside the newspaper. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. Olivier Dassault (born 1 June 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French politician currently serving as a deputy in the French National The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) [3] In response, Dassault remarked in an interview on the public radio station France Inter,[4] that "newspapers must promulgate healthy ideas", and that "left-wing ideas are not healthy ideas. France Inter is a major French public radio network and part of Radio France. "

Footnotes

  1. ^ Article published in L'Express on 30 August 2004 Retrieved on 27 January 2007.
  2. ^ Hippolyta (3 May 1930) The New Yorker. Republished on 7 May 2005. Retrieved on 27 January 2007.
  3. ^ Article published in Le Figaro on 1 October 2004 Retrieved on 27 January 2007.
  4. ^ Article published in Le Figaro 12 December 2004 Retrieved on 27 January 2007.

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