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French billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash
The 69-year-old served as an MP for the Republican party and was listed as the 361st richest person in Forbes magazine last year
Olivier Dassault served as an MP for the Republican party
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French billionaire and long-serving MP Olivier Dassault died in a helicopter crash Sunday.
The private helicopter went down while flying over Touques near the seaside resort town of Deauville in northern France around 6 p.m. It’s believed the pilot also died in the crash.
President Emmanual Macron paid tribute to Dassault on Twitter, calling his death a great loss.
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