René Audran

René Audran was a senior official of the French Ministry of Defence. He was assassinated on 25 January 1985 by the armed group Action directe in front of his residence at La Celle-Saint-Cloud.

Background
At the time of his death, René Audran had attained the rank of Engineer General. He held the post of Director of International Business of the General Delegation for Ordnance, in charge of weapons sales to Iraq.