Maurice Faivre

Maurice Faivre (19 March 1926 – 4 November 2020) was a French Général and political scientist.

He fought for France in the Algerian War, on which he published numerous works.

Education

 * École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (1947–1949)
 * Cavalry School (1949–1950, 1958)
 * Collège interarmées de défense (1964–1966)
 * Master of Advanced Studies from Politique de Défense, Strasbourg (1981)
 * Doctorate of Political Science from Sorbonne University (1986)

Distinctions

 * Cross for Military Valour (1957)
 * Ordre national du Mérite
 * Commander of the Legion of Honour (2016)
 * Member of the Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (2002)