NewZimbabwe.com – The Zimbabwe News You Trust is Zimbabwe’s leading online newspaper and published by New Zimbabwe Media Ltd. The platform brings you the latest breaking News, Business, Showbiz, Sports, Diaspora and gives you everything you’ve come to expect and love.
Olivier Dassault, deputy of the Les Republicains (LR) conservative party and son of billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, was killed in a helicopter crash, President Emmanuel Macron said on Twitter.
French billionaire Dassault dies in copter crash
March 8, 2021, 2:40 AM
Oops!
He was among the world s 500 richest people, with a fortune valued at 7.15 billion dollars.
The 69-year-old was the eldest son of late industrialist Serge Dassault.
Namesake firm Dassault Aviation builds Rafale fighters and Falcon business jets.
The family also owns France s Le Figaro newspaper.
Dassault was once seen as favourite to succeed his father as head of the family s holding.
But the role went to a former boss of the aerospace firm instead.
Since 2002 Dassault had been a lawmaker for the conservative Les Republicains party.
Paying tribute on Twitter, French president Emmanuel Macron said he was someone who never ceased to serve our country .
French billionaire lawmaker Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash parisguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from parisguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.