Yann Piat
Yann Annabelle Piat (née Marie; 12 June 1949 – 25 February 1994) was an assassinated French politician. She served in the National Assembly from 1986 to 1994, first with the extreme right party National Front, then with the centrist party Union for French Democracy. Early life
Yann Piat was born on June 12, 1949, in Saigon, French Cochinchina. Career
Piat started her career as an activist for the National Front. Piat later joined the Union for French Democracy. She served as a member of the National Assembly from 1993 to 1994. She was opposed to the expansion of the Toulon–Hyères Airport. Death
Piat was gunned down by Lucien Ferri, while driving home in Hyères on February 25, 1994. Legacy
In 2008, the Rue Yann-Piat in Hyères was named in her honour. In 2012, a TV film directed by Antoine de Caunes and starring Karin Viard as Piat, entitled Yann Piat, chronique d'un assassinat was released on Canal +. References

1949 births
1994 deaths
Politicians from Ho Chi Minh City
People of French Cochinchina
National Rally (France) politicians
Union for French Democracy politicians
Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 10th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Members of Parliament for Var
Assassinated French politicians
20th-century assassinated French politicians
1990s assassinated politicians