Markovic affair
| Date | 1968 - 12 January 1976 |
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The Markovic affair was a political scandal in France in the late 1960s, involving French President Georges Pompidou and movie star Alain Delon.
Death of Stevan Marković
The affair began when one of Delon's bodyguards, Stevan Marković, was found dead. He was a heavy gambler who was often suspected of cheating. He organised parties at which, it was alleged, he would set up hidden cameras for the purposes of sexual blackmail.
Explicit photos
Sexually explicit photos, allegedly of Claude Pompidou, Georges Pompidou's wife, were found. A former police chief, Lucien Aimé-Blanc involved in obtaining the photos, stated that they had been planted by established Gaullist clans who were opposed to Pompidou.
Jean Violet was reputed to have been involved in the Markovic affair.[citation needed]
