Georgie Lamon (11 November 1934 – 16 January 2016) was a Swiss politician killed in the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks in Burkina Faso.[1]

Political career edit

Lamon's political career began as being chair for the Social Democratic Party (PS). Following, he served in the Grand Council of Valais, with the PS.[1] Lamon served as a National Councillor for Valais as a member of the PS.[2]

Charity work and death edit

Lamon founded the charity Yelen with the objective of building canteens for schools.[2] While in Ouagadougou on a trip to dedicate a canteen built by Yelen, Lamon was killed at a restaurant during the 2016 Ouagadougou attacks along his with former colleague Jean-Noël Rey.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ouagadougou: Georgie Lamon, une vie au service des autres" (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Schmid, Jonas. "Terror - Sie kamen als Helfer nach Burkina Faso und wurden ermordet". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Zwei Schweizer Opfer - Ex-Post-Chef Rey bei Terror-Attentat in Burkina Faso getötet". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2023.