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Siné

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Siné
Siné in March 2007
Siné in March 2007
BornMaurice Sinet
(1928-12-31)31 December 1928
Paris, France
Died5 May 2016(2016-05-05) (aged 87)
Paris, France
Area(s)cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Siné
Notable works
Complainte sans Paroles
Siné Massacre
AwardsPrix de l'Humour noir, 1955

Maurice Sinet (31 December 1928 – 5 May 2016), known as Siné, was a French political cartoonist. His work was known for its anti-capitalism, anti-clericalism, anti-colonialism, antisemitism and anarchism. He worked for L'Express and Charlie Hebdo.

Siné died from lung surgical complications after suffering from lung cancer at a hospital in Paris on 5 May 2016, aged 87.[1]

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  1. "Former Charlie Hebdo cartoonist 'Siné' dead at 87". France24.com. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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