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Bernard Tapie, businessman who brought success to the Olympique Marseille football team but whose career was dogged by scandal – obituary
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Jean-Louis Bianco : « Bernard Tapie était vraiment sincère dans son combat contre le Front national » - Le Point
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Bernard Tapie, French businessman and ex- Olympique de Marseille chair, dies age 78 – The Irish Times
![French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and her head of cabinet Stephane Richard (L) attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 23, 2008. Lagarde attends the finance French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and her head of cabinet Stephane Richard (L) attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 23, 2008. Lagarde attends the finance](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0CEE0/french-finance-minister-christine-lagarde-r-and-her-head-of-cabinet-stephane-richard-l-attend-a-financial-commission-hearing-at-the-national-assembly-in-paris-september-23-2008-lagarde-attends-the-finance-committee-hearing-as-part-of-the-adidas-affair-by-its-former-owner-french-businessman-bernard-tapie-reuterscharles-platiau-france-tags-politics-business-2D0CEE0.jpg)
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (R) and her head of cabinet Stephane Richard (L) attend a financial commission hearing at the National Assembly in Paris September 23, 2008. Lagarde attends the finance
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