On 21 April 1967 French politicians Gaston Defferre and Rene Ribiere met at the private residence of Neuilly-sur-Seine to conduct the duel over a petty matter of public honor. Fought with epees, the men were deadly serious and in the four-minute combat, Defferre wounded Ribierre twice on the arm. After the second wound, the engagement was stopped by the combined intervention of the duelists seconds, and Defferre declared the winner.
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