Alain Escoffier

Alain Escoffier (25 October 1949 – Paris, 10 February 1977) was a French anti-communist activist and martyr.

He was a bank clerk and he had married an East-Germany refugee. He belonged to the right-wing Parti des forces nouvelles.

On 10 February 1977, thirtieth anniversary of the Treaty of Paris he self-immolated on the Champs-Élysées before the offices of Soviet airlines Aeroflot. He died crying "Communistes assassins" (Murderer Communists). His gesture was inspired by those recurring in Eastern Europe, such as Jan Palach and others, and it was intended to protest against the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, and the Cold War division of Europe.