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- Bernard Cassen was born on November 2, 1937 in Paris, France. He died on June 12, 2025.
- Was general director of the Le Monde diplomatique newspaper from 1973 to January 2008. He was its Managing Director from 1996 to 2008.
- Was Secretary General of the Maison de l'Amérique Latine in Paris, an institution that promotes cultural exchanges between France and Latin American countries.
- One of the founders of the University of Vincennes, now Paris 8.
- Began his career at the daily newspaper Le Monde as a journalist from 1967 until 1973.
- One of the architects of the creation of the World Social Forum.
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