Jean Sainteny or Jean Roger was a French politician who was sent to Vietnam after the end of the Second World War in order to accept the surrender of the Japanese forces and to attempt to re-annex Vietnam into French Indochina. Wikipedia
Born: May 29, 1907, France
Died: February 25, 1978 (age 70 years), Paris, France
Children: Guillaume Sainteny and Philippe Sainteny
Partner: Claude Dulong
Organization founded: Fonds français pour la nature et l'environnement
Awards: Resistance Medal and Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
Education: Janson de Sailly School
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