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Swiss politician
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Georgie Lamon (11 November 1934 – 16 January 2016) was a Swiss politician killed in the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks in Burkina Faso.

Political career

Lamon's political career began as being chair for the Social Democratic Party (PS). Following, he served in the Grand Council of Valais, with the PS. Lamon served as a National Councillor for Valais as a member of the PS.

Charity work and death

Lamon founded the charity Yelen with the objective of building canteens for schools. While in Ouagadougou on a trip to dedicate a canteen built by Yelen, Lamon was killed at a restaurant during the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks along his with former colleague Jean-Noël Rey.

References

  1. ^ "Ouagadougou: Georgie Lamon, une vie au service des autres" (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ Schmid, Jonas. "Terror - Sie kamen als Helfer nach Burkina Faso und wurden ermordet". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. "Zwei Schweizer Opfer - Ex-Post-Chef Rey bei Terror-Attentat in Burkina Faso getötet". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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