40 years after Coluche's death: political legacy and lingering doubts

Forty years ago, on June 19, 1986, comedian Coluche died in a motorcycle accident.

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The entertainer had announced his presidential candidacy years earlier, marking French political life.

Doubts still persist today about the exact circumstances of his death.

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