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Paris Deputy Mayor Jacques Martial Dies at 69

Mayor Anne Hidalgo praised his legacy at Paris’s cultural institutions and memorial initiatives following his long battle with illness.

Jacques Martial (ici en 2006), acteur et doubleur, adjoint à la mairie de Paris, est décédé dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi 13 août 2025 d’une longue maladie.
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Overview

  • The Mairie de Paris announced that Jacques Martial died at 69 following a prolonged illness.
  • Mayor Anne Hidalgo described him as "a dear, generous and sensitive friend" and lauded his dedication to commemorating slavery and promoting artists from France’s overseas territories.
  • Martial gained national recognition as an actor in the series Navarro and as the French voice of Samuel L. Jackson and Denzel Washington.
  • He led the Grande Halle de la Villette from 2006 to 2015 and presided over Pointe-à-Pitre’s Mémorial ACTe museum between 2015 and 2020.
  • After being elected to the Paris council in 2020, he was named deputy mayor for Overseas Territories in 2022 and championed cultural visibility for artists from France’s overseas regions.