Yvan Colonna
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 2 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 7,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Ajaccio |
| France | |
| Spouse | Stephanie Colonna |
| Parents | Jean-Hugues Colonna |
| Job | Shepherd |
| Siblings | Stephane Colonna |
| Christine Colonna | |
| Died | 15th Arrondissement Of Marseille |
| Marseille | |
| France | |
| Date of died | March 21,2022 |
| Organis | National Liberation Front of Corsica |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 601253 |
Yvan Colonna Life story
Yvan Colonna was a French Corsican nationalist convicted for the assassination in 1998 of the prefect of Corse-du-Sud, Claude Érignac. He was beaten to death in prison by a jihadist inmate, sparking riots.
Yvan Colonna: Corsican nationalist dies after jihadist jail attack
A jailed Corsican nationalist, whose prison Assault sparked protests on the French Mediterranean Island , has died.
Yvan Colonna , 61, who was serving A Life term for murdering Corsica 's top official, was beaten by another inmate, a Cameroonian jihadist, on 2 March.
The Attack left Colonna in a coma and he had been receiving treatment in a hospital in The South of France .
The Assault provoked riots in Corsica , where many see him as a hero in its campaign for independence from France .
Corsica 's prefect Claude Erignac in 1998, following a five-year manhunt that eventually found him in The Mountains living as a shepherd.
According to prosecutors, he was working out in The Prison gym when Franck Elong Abé, 35, a former jihadist serving time for terror offences, allegedly launched his attack.
Abé tried to suffocate Colonna with a bin bag after hearing him " blaspheming" and mocking The Prophet Muhammad, investigators say.
Colonna's Assault - and the perceived failure of prison authorities to prevent it - Stoked anger on The Island , prompting its biggest and Most violent protests in decades.
Thousands of protesters poured onto The Streets , chanting " Liberta" (freedom) and " Statu Francese assassinu" (French state assassin). Some lobbed stones and petrol bombs at police.
In a single night of rioting in Corsica 's second-biggest city, Bastia, some 67 people were injured, 44 of them police officers.
The Island - Most famous for being The Birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte - has been a French territory since the 18Th Century . But its recent past has been marked by separatist violence.
The latest unrest has prompted the French government to suggest it could loosen its grip on The Island .
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has said Paris could offer Corsica " autonomy" while President Emmanuel Macron has conceded that idea is no longer " taboo".
Source of news: bbc.com
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