Jean-Marie Demange (23 July 1943 in

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– 17 November 2008) was a French politician. A member of the

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he served as a member of the

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from 1986 to 2008. He also served as the

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for 13 years, serving in that capacity from 25 June 1995 to 21 March 2008. He had been distraught after losing the 2008 election to a

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and committed

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after he killed his

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following a heated argument.

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