OBITUARY: In Memory of Senator Jean-François Humbert, A True Friend of Tibet

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Brussels: It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing away of Jean-François Humbert, former French Senator and President of the Franche-Comté region and a long standing friend of Tibet, at the age of 73.

A committed public figure throughout his life, Jean-François Humbert embodied a form of political integrity marked by rigor, independence, and an unwavering attachment to republican values. Born in Besançon in 1952, he served as President of the Regional Council of Franche-Comté from 1998 to 2004 and represented the Doubs department in the French Senate from 1998 to 2014. Early in his regional leadership, he became widely respected for refusing to govern with the support of the far-right, an ...

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