1. Maxime Brunerie was born on 21 May 1977 and is a French convicted criminal and former neo-Nazi activist, known for his 14 July 2002 assassination attempt on Jacques Chirac, while he was still the President of France, during the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.
Maxime Brunerie was born 21 May 1977 in Courcouronnes, a southern outer suburb of Paris, the son of Annie and Jean Brunerie.
Maxime Brunerie was a far-right activist, participated in protests and worked as a janitor.
In June 1999, Maxime Brunerie entered the National Republican Movement led by Bruno Megret.
Maxime Brunerie ran for the party in the 2001 municipal election in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.
On 14 July 2002,25-year-old Maxime Brunerie attempted to assassinate President Jacques Chirac by firearm during the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
Maxime Brunerie was found to have been linked to the far-right group Unite Radicale ; he had been a candidate for the far-right party Mouvement National Republicain at a local election, as well as being associated with the French and European Nationalist Party.
On 10 December 2004, Maxime Brunerie was sentenced to ten years of prison.
Maxime Brunerie was freed after seven years in jail, on 3 August 2009.
Maxime Brunerie stated that he did not want to kill Chirac, but rather wanted to commit suicide by cop by being beaten to death by the GIGN.
Maxime Brunerie finished his BTS in management accounting in prison.
Maxime Brunerie was interviewed by Europe 1 not long after his release, stating that he "lost it" in 2002 and wants to move on.
Maxime Brunerie voted for Segolene Royal in the 2011 Socialist Party presidential primary.