In 1967, Marseille mayor Gaston Defferre challenged fellow French politician René Ribière to a sword duel after being insulted in Parliament. Ribière was wounde

In 1967, Marseille mayor Gaston Defferre challenged fellow French politician René Ribière to a sword duel after being insulted in Parliament. Ribière was wounded twice, but both men walked away, making it one of the last officially recorded political duels in modern Europe. On April 21, 1967, Marse…