Michel Rigal (Paris April 6, 1914 – August 11, 1978 in Flims, Switzerland) was General Commissioner of the Scouts de France from 1952 to 1970, a period of crises and reforms during which he endeavored to maintain the unity of the movement.[1]
Michel Rigal | |
|---|---|
| General Commissioner of the Scouts de France | |
| In office 1952–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Gaultier |
| Succeeded by | Emile-Xavier Visseaux |
In opposition to Rigal, Pierre Delsuc resigned from the National Council of the Scouts de France in 1958. Their opposition became public in June 1960 when Delsuc denounced Rigal's position in a letter published by France catholique, a moderate Catholic weekly, over the Algerian War.
References edit
- ^ John S. Wilson (1959). Scouting Round the World (First ed.). Blandford Press. pp. 264, 281. ASIN B000AQMKTI.
External links edit
- "In Support of World Scouting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-27.